Proverbs 11:23
King James Version (KJV)
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
In context
21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 11:23 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
- WEB World English Bible
- The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.