23The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:23
Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order
The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.
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Verse 23
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The desireתַּאֲוַ֣תH8378Noun - feminine singular constructof the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםH6662Adjective - masculine pluralleads onlyאַךְ־H389Adverbto goodט֑וֹבH2896Noun - masculine singularbut the hopeתִּקְוַ֖תH8615Noun - feminine singular constructof the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563Adjective - masculine plural[brings] wrathעֶבְרָֽה׃H5678Noun - feminine singular