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Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous leads only to good,

but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

Proverbs 11:23 BSB

Proverbs 11:23 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 37:4 (7 votes) and Matthew 5:6 (7 votes). 3 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from 1 Samuel 23 to Hebrews 10.

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Which verses does Proverbs 11:23 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 37:47 votes

    Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

  2. Matthew 5:67 votes

    Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

  3. Romans 2:8–97 votes

    But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;

  4. Psalm 10:174 votes

    You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

  5. Psalm 27:44 votes

    One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

  6. Psalm 119:104 votes

    With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

  7. Proverbs 10:284 votes

    The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

  8. Isaiah 26:94 votes

    My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

  9. Jeremiah 17:164 votes

    But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.

  10. Psalm 39:7–83 votes

    And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

  11. Psalm 119:53 votes
  12. Proverbs 11:73 votes

    When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

  13. Hebrews 10:273 votes

Which verses point to Proverbs 11:23?

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