Proverbs 14:11
The bais of the resha'im shall be shmad, 1 but the ohel of the yesharim shall flourish. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 lev knoweth its own bitterness, 1 and a zar (stranger) doth not share its simchah. 1
Cross References
Job 8:15He shall lean upon his bais, 1 but it shall not stand, 1 he shall cling to it, 1 but it shall not hold. 1
Job 15:34For the Adat Chanef (congregation of hypocrites) shall be barren, 1 and eish shall consume the ohalim of bribery. 1
Job 18:21Surely such are the mishkenot (dwellings) of the resha'im, 1 and this is the place of him that has no da'as of El.
Job 21:28For ye say, Where is the bais of the tyrant? 1 And where are the ohel mishkenot of the resha'im? 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 128:3Thy isha shall be as a fruitful gefen 1 inside thine bais; 1 thy banim like olive shoots 1 around thy shulchan. 1
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 →