Proverbs 10:24
10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
KJV
What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
The fear of the wicked, it shall come on him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
What does Proverbs 10:24 mean?
Proverbs 10:24 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מְגוֹרַה (mᵉgôwrah), רָשָׁע (râshâʻ), בּוֹא (bôwʼ). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. breach: or, altering of my purpose
Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Isaiah 27:11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail? fail: Heb. be not sure?
Luke 16:25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Luke 16:26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
Romans 9:6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 10:24.
Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
2 Chronicles 6:23Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
2 Samuel 4:11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Exodus 23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Exodus 9:27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
Genesis 18:23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 10:24 say?
Proverbs 10:24 (King James Version) reads: "The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted."
Is Proverbs 10:24 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 10:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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