23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.


In Context

20 The Lord detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.

22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

25 A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

Proverbs 11:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.