Proverbs 10:24

24 What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.

Proverbs 10:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
ESV
24 What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
NLT
24 The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled; the hopes of the godly will be granted.
MSG
24 The nightmares of the wicked come true; what the good people desire, they get.
CSB
24 What the wicked dreads will come to him, but what the righteous desires will be given to him.

Proverbs 10:24 In-Context

22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
24 What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Isaiah 65:7; Isaiah 66:4
  • 2. S Genesis 42:36
  • 3. S Psalms 37:4; Psalms 145:17-19; Ezekiel 11:8; Matthew 5:6; 1 John 5:14-15
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