Proverbs 12:7
The resha'im are overthrown, and are no more, 1 but the bais tzaddikim shall stand. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:26And let Thy Shem be magnified ad olam, saying, Hashem Tzivos is Elohim over Yisroel; and let the Bais of Avdecha Dovid be established before Thee.
Esther 9:14And HaMelech commanded it so to be done; and the dat (decree) was given at Shushan; and they hanged aseret bnei Haman.
Job 11:20But the eyes of the resha'im faileth, 1 and they shall not escape, 1 and their tikveh shall be as the last gasp of the nefesh.
Job 27:18He buildeth his bais as a moth, 1 and as a sukkah that the watchman maketh. 1
Psalms 37:10For yet a little while, and the rasha shall not be; 1 yes, thou shalt watch his place, and he will not be. 1
Psalms 37:36Yet he passed away, 1 and, hinei, he was no more; 1 yes, I sought him, 1 but he could not be found. 1
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 →