Proverbs 11:23–24

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,

but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;

another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good:

But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth;

And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

23 The godly can look forward to a reward,

while the wicked can expect only judgment.

24 Give freely and become more wealthy;

be stingy and lose everything.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good,

But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more;

And there is one who withholds more than is right,

But it leads to poverty.

23 Those who do right only wish for good,

but the wicked can expect to be defeated by God’s anger.

24 Some people give much but get back even more.

Others don’t give what they should and end up poor.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good;

But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more;

And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want.

23 The desire of righteous people ends only in good, 

but the hope of wicked people ends only in fury. 

24 One person spends freely and yet grows richer, 

while another holds back what he owes and yet grows poorer. 

23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,

but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

24 One person gives freely,

yet gains more;

another withholds what is right,

only to become poor.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,

the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

24 Some give freely yet grow all the richer;

others withhold what is due and only suffer want.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good,

but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.

24 There is one who gives yet grows richer,

but he who withholds what is right only finds need.

23 What godly people long for ends only in what is good.

But what sinners hope for ends only in God’s anger.

24 Some give freely but get even richer.

Others don’t give what they should but get even poorer.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good,

But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,

And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.