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Proverbs 12:7 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand. "

Proverbs 12:7

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5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

6 The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

9 Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

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We are taught here, as in Proverbs 12:3 and Proverbs 10:25, Proverbs 10:30, that the triumph of the wicked is short-lived. They may be lifted up for a time, but soon they are brought down and disappear. Their trouble becomes their downfall, and those who once seemed so great vanish, so that the place they filled knows them no more. If you turn the wicked, they are gone, because they stand on such slippery ground that the least trouble brings them down, like the apples of Sodom, which look fine but turn to dust when touched.

We are also taught that the prosperity of the righteous rests on a firm foundation and will last. Death may remove them, but their house will stand. Their family line will be preserved, and the generation of the upright will be blessed.

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Proverbs 14:11

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Proverbs 10:25

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"When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever."

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Psalms 34:21

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Psalms 7:9

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"Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God."

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Isaiah 57:1

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"The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil."

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Psalms 62:6

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"He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken."

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Proverbs 12:1

"Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid."

Proverbs 12:2

"A good man shall obtain favor from the LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans."

Proverbs 12:3

"A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved."

Proverbs 12:4

"A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones."

Proverbs 12:5

"The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful."

Proverbs 12:6

"The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them."

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