Proverbs 12:7

7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

Proverbs 12:7 in Other Translations

KJV
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
ESV
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.
NLT
7 The wicked die and disappear, but the family of the godly stands firm.
MSG
7 Wicked people fall to pieces - there's nothing to them; the homes of good people hold together.
CSB
7 The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.

Proverbs 12:7 In-Context

5 The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
8 A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.
9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Psalms 37:36
  • 2. S Proverbs 10:25; Proverbs 14:11; Proverbs 15:25
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