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Proverbs 11:23 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œThe desire of the righteous {is} only good: {but} the expectation of the wicked {is} wrath.”

Proverbs 11:23

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21

{Though} hand {join} in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

22

{As} a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, {so is} a fair woman which is without discretion. {is without: Heb. departeth from}

23

The desire of the righteous {is} only good: {but} the expectation of the wicked {is} wrath.

24

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and {there is} that withholdeth more than is meet, but {it tendeth} to poverty.

25

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}

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