Bible Strands
Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom writer addresses students in ancient Israel, contrasting the final fate of the wicked with the enduring stability of the righteous household.
The words — הָפ֣וֹךְ (ha.Fokh) denotes being violently overturned, while יַעֲמֹֽד (ya.'a.Mod) means to stand firm or endure.
The thread — The contrast between the destruction of the wicked and the security of the righteous appears in Proverbs 10:25 and Proverbs 11:21, while Matthew 7:24 uses the same architectural metaphor of a standing house to illustrate obedience to teaching.
Why it lands — It demands a practical choice: align with righteous conduct to secure lasting stability, or follow wicked paths that guarantee collapse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Cross-references
- Matthew 7:24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Proverbs 10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
- Proverbs 11:21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- 2 Samuel 7:26 so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
- Esther 9:6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
- Esther 9:14 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
- Job 5:3 I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
- Job 11:20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
- Job 18:15 Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.