Proverbs 14:11
The house of the wicked shall be destroyed; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
In Context
10The heart knoweth its own bitterness. And a stranger cannot intermeddle with its joy.
12There is a way which seemeth right to a man, But its end is the way to death.
Cross References
Job 8:15He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; He shall lay fast hold on it, but it shall not endure.
Job 15:34The house of the unrighteous shall be famished, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
Job 18:21Yea, such is the dwelling of the unrighteous man; Such is the place of him who knoweth not God!
Job 21:28For ye say, “Where is the house of the oppressor, And where the dwelling-places of the wicked?”
Psalms 37:10Yet a little while, and the wicked shall be no more; Thou mayst look for his place, and he will not be found.
Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be like a fruitful vine within thy house; Thy children like olive-branches round about thy table.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:11
10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. This agrees with 1 Cor. ii. 11 , What man knows the things of a man, and the changes of his temper, save the spirit of a man? 1. Every man feels most from his own burden, especially that which is a burden upon the spirits, for that is commonly concealed and the sufferer keeps it to himself. We must not censure the griefs of others, for we know not what they feel; their stroke perhaps is heavier than their groaning. 2. Many… Read the whole commentary →