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Proverbs 14:11

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14:11The household30 of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent31 of the upright will flourish.

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Footnotes

  1. 30 Heb “house.” The term “house” is a metonymy of subject, referring to their contents: families and family life. Personal integrity ensures domestic stability and prosperity, while lack of such integrity (= wickedness) will lead to the opposite.
  2. 31 The term “tent” is a metonymy here referring to the contents of the tent: families.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the upright will flourish.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the upright will flourish.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the upright will flourish.

NLTNew Living Translation

The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the godly will flourish.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the upright will flourish.

KJV 1900King James Version

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown:

But the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.