Proverbs 11:23 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 11:23 MSG (The Message)
The desires of good people lead straight to the best, but wicked ambition ends in angry frustration.
Proverbs 11:23 KJV (King James Version)
The desire of the righteous is only good: But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:23 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:23 NCV (New Century Version)
Those who do right only wish for good, but the wicked can expect to be defeated by God’s anger.
Proverbs 11:23 ASV (American Standard Version)
The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:23 NIV (New International Version)
The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
Proverbs 11:23 NKJV (New King James Version)
The desire of the righteous is only good, But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 11:23 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The desire of the righteous brings only good, But the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.
Proverbs 11:23 NLT (New Living Translation)
The godly can look forward to a reward, while the wicked can expect only judgment.
Proverbs 11:23 TPT (The Passion Translation)
True lovers of God are filled with longings for what is pleasing and good, but the wicked can only expect doom.
Proverbs 11:23 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath.