Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
desire	תַּאֲוַ֣ת ta.'a.Vat	H8378	a longing · noun, common feminine singular construct
righteous	צַדִּיקִ֣ים tza.di.Kim	H6662	just · adjective, masculine plural absolute
good	ט֑וֹב Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
expectation	תִּקְוַ֖ת tik.Vat	H8615	literally a cord (as an attachment) · noun, common feminine singular construct
wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים re.sha.'Im	H7563	morally wrong · noun, common masculine plural absolute
wrath	עֶבְרָֽה 'ev.Rah	H5678	an outburst of passion · noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Romans 2:8-9 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Psalms 10:17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Psalms 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold t…
Psalms 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Isaiah 26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:23

This tells us what the desire and expectation of the righteous and of the wicked are and how they will prove, what they would have and what they shall have. 1. The righteous would have good, only good; all they desire is that it may go well with all about them; they wish no hurt to any, but happiness to all; as to themselves, their desire is not to gratify any evil lust, but to obtain the favour of a good God and to preserve the peace of a good conscience; and good they shall have, that good which they desire, Psa 37:4. 2. The wicked would have wrath; they desire the woeful day, that God's judgments may gratify their passion and revenge, may remove those that stand in their way, and that the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 11:23

(Compare Pro 10:28). wrath--is that of God.

John Gill on Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous is only good,.... Or, "what is good" (z); only good is the object of it. His desire is to do good, and that only; though be does not always do what he would do: as he delights in the law of God, after the inward man; as he is a righteous, holy, and good man, and would be conformable thereunto, and serves it with his mind, will, and affections; his desires are to the Lord, and to the remembrance of his name; he desires his favour, the discoveries of his love, communion with him, and communications of grace from him; he desires all spiritual good things, and everything that is good, for himself and others, and which he desires in submission to the will of God; and a…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 11:23

The following proverbs are especially directed, as connected with this כן, against the contradiction of the external appearance and of the masked internal nature. 20 An abomination to Jahve are the crookedly dishonest of heart, And they who are of honest walk are his delight.

The Church Fathers

The desire of the righteous is all good, etc. The righteous always desire justice to reign everywhere, but the impious, even when they seem to rest from the execution of impiety, yet with the purpose of a cruel mind, intend to inflict fury on anyone. And this is what is said above, Hand in hand, the evil will not be innocent; likewise, The expectation of the wicked is wrath, because often wrath enclosed in silence boils more vehemently within the mind.
— Bede, Commentary on Proverbs

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Dictionary and topics

Holiness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Righteousness · They who walk in, and follow: Think and desire good — They who walk in, and follow: Think and desire good

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 11:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 11:23

John Gill on Proverbs 11:23

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 11:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Proverbs 11:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 11:23

John Gill on Proverbs 11:23

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 11:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Proverbs 11:23

Rashi on Proverbs 11:23