12The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.


In Context

9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

10 The wicked man craves evil; his neighbor gets no mercy from him.

11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.

12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

13 If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.

14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

Proverbs 21:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:12The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:12The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:12One that is righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked: he overthroweth the wicked to their ruin.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked; how the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:12The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked: but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.