Proverbs 11:23
The Scripture
(23) The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Proverbs 11 opens declaring that a false balance is an abomination to the Lord but a just weight is His delight. It contrasts pride with humility, and shows that a city rises or falls by the influence of the righteous or the wicked. The chapter closes noting that troubling one's own house brings ruin, that the righteous flourish like a tree of life, and that both righteous and wicked will be recompensed.
Read the full chapter and its overview →Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 10:17Psalms 27:4Psalms 37:4Psalms 39:7Psalms 39:8Psalms 119:5Psalms 119:10Isaiah 26:9Jeremiah 17:16Matthew 5:6Proverbs 11:7Proverbs 10:28
Related verses (shared words)