Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
In Context
8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:26Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’
Esther 9:14The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Susa; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail. They will have no way to flee. Their hope will be the giving up of the spirit.”
Job 27:18He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
Psalms 37:10For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.
Psalms 37:36But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but 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 →