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Proverbs 14:11

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The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
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  1. Proverbs 3:33Rank 1 from verse 11
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    33¶ The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

  2. Proverbs 12:7Rank 2 from verse 11
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    7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

  3. Matthew 7:26–27Rank 3 from verse 11
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    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.

  4. Job 21:28Rank 4 from verse 11
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    28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

  5. Proverbs 21:12Rank 5 from verse 11
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    12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

  6. Zechariah 5:4Rank 6 from verse 11
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    4I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

  7. Job 18:14–15Rank 7 from verse 11
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    14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

    15It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

  8. Isaiah 58:11–12Rank 8 from verse 11
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    11And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

    12And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

  9. Job 8:15Rank 9 from verse 11
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    15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

  10. Proverbs 11:28Rank 10 from verse 11
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    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

  11. Proverbs 21:20Rank 11 from verse 11
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    20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

  12. Job 15:34Rank 12 from verse 11
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    34For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

  13. Job 18:21Rank 13 from verse 11
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    21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

  14. Job 8:6Rank 14 from verse 11
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    6If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

  15. Psalms 128:3Rank 15 from verse 11
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    3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

  16. Job 20:26–28Rank 16 from verse 11
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    26All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

    27The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.

    28The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

  17. Job 27:13–23Rank 17 from verse 11
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    13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

    14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

    15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

    16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

    17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

    18He 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.

  18. Psalms 112:2–3Rank 18 from verse 11
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    2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

    3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

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Proverbs 14:11

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tabernacle

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Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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flourish

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To grow, bloom, spring forth, thrive, prosper, increase, or display vigorous life or honour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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14:10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

14:11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

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14:12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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