Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
In Context
22Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.
Cross References
Psalms 27:4One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.
Psalms 39:7\39:6\Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.
Psalms 119:10I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.
Proverbs 11:7At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.
Proverbs 13:2A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not said; Let the day of trouble come to them quickly; and I have not been hoping for the death-giving day; you have knowledge of what came from my lips; it was open before you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:23
22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. By discretion here we must understand religion and grace, a true taste and relish (so the word signifies) of the honours and pleasures that attend an unspotted virtue; so that a woman without discretion is a woman of a loose and dissolute conversation; and then observe, 1. It is taken for granted here that beauty or comeliness of body is as a jewel of gold, a thing very valuable, and, where there is wisdom and grace to guard… Read the whole commentary →