Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
Berean Standard Bible
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, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
8A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:26so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
Esther 9:14So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
Job 27:18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
Psalms 37:10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
Psalms 37:36yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
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 →