Proverbs 12:7
הָפוֹךְ רְשָׁעִים וְאֵינָם וּבֵית צַדִּיקִים יַעֲמֹֽד ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
In Context
6דִּבְרֵי רְשָׁעִים אֱרָב ־ דָּם וּפִי יְשָׁרִים יַצִּילֵֽם ׃
8לְֽפִי ־ שִׂכְלוֹ יְהֻלַּל ־ אִישׁ וְנַעֲוֵה ־ לֵב יִהְיֶה לָבֽוּז ׃
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:26וְיִגְדַּל שִׁמְךָ עַד ־ עוֹלָם לֵאמֹר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהִים עַל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵית עַבְדְּךָ דָוִד יִהְיֶה נָכוֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ ׃
Esther 9:14וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ לְהֵֽעָשׂוֹת כֵּן וַתִּנָּתֵן דָּת בְּשׁוּשָׁן וְאֵת עֲשֶׂרֶת בְּנֵֽי ־ הָמָן תָּלֽוּ ׃
Job 11:20וְעֵינֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּכְלֶינָה וּמָנוֹס אָבַד מִנְהֶם וְתִקְוָתָם מַֽפַּח ־ נָֽפֶשׁ ׃ פ
Job 27:18בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵֽר ׃
Psalms 37:10וְעוֹד מְעַט וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְהִתְבּוֹנַנְתָּ עַל ־ מְקוֹמוֹ וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ ׃
Psalms 37:36וַיַּֽעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ וָֽאֲבַקְשֵׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָֽא ׃
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 →