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


In Context

20 An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.

22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

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

24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in 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 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.