Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

Cross References (13)

  • Matthew 5:6 (7)

    Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

  • Psalms 37:4 (7)

    Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

  • Romans 2:8–9 (7)

    But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.

  • Psalms 119:10 (4)

    With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

  • Psalms 10:17 (4)

    You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

  • Proverbs 10:28 (4)

    The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

  • Isaiah 26:9 (4)

    My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, th

  • Psalms 27:4 (4)

    One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to

  • Jeremiah 17:16 (4)

    But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of

  • Psalms 119:5 (3)

    Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!

  • Hebrews 10:27 (3)

    but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

  • Psalms 39:7–8 (3)

    And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

  • Proverbs 11:7 (3)

    When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.