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Proverbs 11:23 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Proverbs 11:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 11 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.”
Proverbs 11:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. What the righteous desire is exclusively good - their wants are rightly ordered. What the wicked expect (qatsooh - hope, expectation) is actually wrath - though they expect good, judgment awaits. This verse contrasts righteous desires rightly anticipating blessing with wicked expectations falsely anticipating good while heading toward wrath.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 11:23
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“and don't obey the truth”
“and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
“for they shall be filled.”
“you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear”
“I have sought you. Don't let me wander from your commandments.”
“that I will seek after”
“I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you; neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was before your face.”
“but the hope of the wicked will perish.”
“with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are in the earth”
“hope perishes”