Proverbs 12:7
Turn the wicked, and they shall not be: but the house of the just shall stand firm.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
In Context
6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver them.
8A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:26That thy name may be magnified for ever, and it may be said: The Lord of hosts is God over Israel. And the house of thy servant David shall be established before the Lord.
Esther 9:14And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.
Job 27:18He hath built his house as a moth, and as a keeper he hath made a booth.
Psalms 37:10Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:7
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. In the foregoing verse the thoughts of the wicked and righteous were compared; here their words, and those are as the abundance of the heart is. 1. Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours; and wicked indeed those are whose words are to lie in wait for blood; their tongues are swords to those that stand in their way, to good men whom they hate and persecute. See an instance, Luke xx. 20, 21 . 2. Good… Read the whole commentary →