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Proverbs 10:24
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The book of Proverbs delivers wisdom instruction, positioning this saying within a direct contrast between the fates of the wicked and the righteous.
The words — מְגוֹרַת (me.go.Rat), "the fear," pairs with תְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּ (te.vo.'E./nu), "it will come to him." תַאֲוַת (ta.'a.Vat), "the desire," pairs with יִתֵּֽן (yi.Ten), "someone will give."
The thread — The pattern of dread overtaking the wicked and fulfillment coming to the faithful appears in Job 15:21, Isaiah 66:4, and Psalms 145:19.
Why it lands — It requires a reader to align with the righteous, recognizing that dread and fulfillment follow respective paths.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Cross-references
- Psalms 145:19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Isaiah 66:4 So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
- Job 15:21 Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
- Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Job 3:25 For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
- 1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Hebrews 10:27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
- Psalms 21:2 You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
- John 16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.