Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
In Context
22As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, So is a beautiful woman who is without discretion.
Cross References
Psalms 27:4One thing have I desired of the LORD; that do I yet seek; That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the grace of the LORD, And to gaze upon his temple.
Psalms 39:7What, then, O Lord! is my hope? My hope is in thee!
Psalms 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee; O let me not wander from thy commandments!
Proverbs 11:7When the wicked man dieth, his hope cometh to an end; Yea, the expectation of the unjust cometh to an end.
Proverbs 13:2By the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good; But the appetite of transgressors shall be sated with violence.
Jeremiah 17:16I have not refused to follow thee, as thy shepherd, Neither have I desired the day of woe, as thou knowest! That which came from my lips hath been before thine eyes.
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 →