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Proverbs 14:11
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author delivers a proverbial contrast regarding moral outcomes, positioned between a statement on isolated human experience and a warning against self-deception.
The words — The Hebrew יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד (yi.sha.Med) denotes complete destruction, while יַפְרִֽיחַ (yaf.Ri.ach) describes flourishing or sprouting forth. These verbs frame the opposing destinies of the רְשָׁעִים (Re.sha.'im) and the יְשָׁרִ֣ים (ye.sha.Rim).
The thread — This thematic opposition recurs in Proverbs 3:33 and Proverbs 12:7, where divine judgment and blessing determine the fate of households. Matthew 7:26 is listed as a cross-reference but describes a foundation of sand rather than a structural parallel between the wicked and the righteous.
Why it lands — The text states that moral alignment dictates whether a household faces ruin or prosperity, without attributing the outcome to chance. A reader must recognize that their chosen path directly determines their structural stability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 3:33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
- Proverbs 12:7 The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
- Matthew 7:26 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
- Job 21:28 For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
- Proverbs 21:12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
- Zechariah 5:4 I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
- Job 18:14 He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
- Job 8:15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
- Proverbs 11:28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
- Proverbs 21:20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.