Proverbs 14:11
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The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
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11 The house of the wicked is overthrown; But the tent of the upright flourishes. In the cogn. proverb, Pro 12:7, line 2 begins with וּבית, but here the apparently firmly-founded house is assigned to the godless, and on the contrary the tent, easily destroyed, and not set up under the delusion of lasting for ever, is assigned to the righteous. While the former is swept away without leaving a trace behind (Isa 14:23), the latter has blossoms and shoots (הפריח as inwardly transitive, like Job 14:9; Psa 92:14); the household of such remains not only preserved in the same state, but in a prosperous, happy manner it goes forward and upward.
Open source ↗Note, 1. Sin is the ruin of great families: The house of the wicked, though built ever so strong and high, shall be overthrown, shall be brought to poverty and disgrace, and at length be extinct. His hope for heaven, the house on which he leans, shall not stand, but fail in the storm; the deluge that comes will sweep it away. 2. Righteousness is the rise and stability even of mean families: Even the tabernacle of the upright, though movable and despicable as a tent, shall flourish, in outward prosperity if Infinite Wisdom see good, at all events in graces and comfort, which are true riches and honours.
Open source ↗14:11 Although a house is typically more stable than a tent, wickedness destroys and tears down, while godliness builds up (14:1).
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The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
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.”
Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.