The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.
Parallel translations
- WEB The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.
- KJV The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
- BSB The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
- NKJV The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.
- NLT The wicked die and disappear, but the family of the godly stands firm.
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Quick answer
The wicked are overthrown and gone, but the house of the righteous stands. Evil is impermanent, while righteousness endures.
Overview
This proverb contrasts the swift downfall of the wicked with the lasting stability of the righteous household. It reaffirms the wisdom theme that godliness has staying power while evil does not. The enduring house points to the security of those built on the firm foundation of God's truth, fully realized in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Matt 7:24–27“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
- Prov 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.
- Prov 11:21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
- Job 5:3–4I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
- Esth 9:6–10In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
- Ps 37:10For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.
- Job 18:15–20There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur shall be scattered on his habitation.
- Job 27:18–23He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.”
- 2 Sam 7:16Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.”’”
- 2 Sam 7:26Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’
- Esth 9:14The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
- Job 34:25Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
- Ps 37:35–37I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
- Ps 73:18–19Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
- Prov 14:11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
- Prov 24:3–4Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
- Prov 14:1Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Prov 15:25Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
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