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Proverbs 12:7
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Proverbs 12:7
7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
7*The wicked are ouerthrowen, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
- Psal.37.37 prou.11.21.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 12:7
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Just, right, or conforming to God's law and judgment; equitable or upright; as a noun, a person characterized as righteous.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To be upright, remain, endure, take a position, or present oneself.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study24¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
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Open the full verse study25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
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Open the full verse study21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
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Open the full verse study16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
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Open the full verse study26And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
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Open the full verse study14And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
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Open the full verse study6And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
7And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
8And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
9And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
10The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
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Open the full verse study20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
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Open the full verse study15It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
19He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
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Open the full verse study18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
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Open the full verse study3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
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Open the full verse study10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
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Open the full verse study25Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
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Open the full verse study1EVERY wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
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Open the full verse study11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
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Open the full verse study25The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
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Open the full verse study3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
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Open the full verse study35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
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Open the full verse study18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
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