Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. New Living Translation The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the godly will flourish. English Standard Version The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. Berean Standard Bible The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. King James Bible The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. New King James Version The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish. New American Standard Bible The house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish. NASB 1995 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish. NASB 1977 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish. Legacy Standard Bible The house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish. Amplified Bible The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will thrive. Christian Standard Bible The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. Holman Christian Standard Bible The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will stand. American Standard Version The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The understanding heart always has sorrow to its soul and a stranger will not share in its joy. The household of the evil will be destroyed and the tent of the upright will exult. Brenton Septuagint Translation The houses of ungodly men shall be utterly destroyed; but the tabernacles of them that walk uprightly shall stand. Contemporary English Version The tent of a good person stands longer than the house of someone evil. Douay-Rheims Bible The house of the wicked shall be destroyed: but the tabernacles of the just shall flourish. English Revised Version The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tent of the upright shall flourish. GOD'S WORD® Translation The houses of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tents of decent people will continue to expand. Good News Translation A good person's house will still be standing after an evildoer's house has been destroyed. International Standard Version The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. JPS Tanakh 1917 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish. Literal Standard Version The house of the wicked is destroyed, | And the tent of the upright flourishes. Majority Standard Bible The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. New American Bible The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. NET Bible The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. New Revised Standard Version The house of the wicked is destroyed, but the tent of the upright flourishes. New Heart English Bible The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. Webster's Bible Translation The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. World English Bible The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish. Young's Literal Translation The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Wise Woman…10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy. 11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. 12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.… Cross References Job 8:15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure. Proverbs 15:25 The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow. Proverbs 21:12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin. Treasury of Scripture The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. house Proverbs 3:33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. Proverbs 12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. Proverbs 21:12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. the tabernacle Proverbs 11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. Proverbs 21:20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. Job 8:6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. Jump to Previous Destroyed Flourish Flourisheth House Overthrown Overturned Sinner Tabernacle Tent Upright WickedJump to Next Destroyed Flourish Flourisheth House Overthrown Overturned Sinner Tabernacle Tent Upright WickedProverbs 14 1. A wise woman builds her house(11) The house of the wicked shall be overthrown.--Observe the contrast between the "house" and "tabernacle" (tent); the slighter one shall stand, while the more strongly built one shall perish. (Comp. Proverbs 3:33.)Verse 11. - The house... the tabernacle. The house of the wicked, which they build and beautify and love, and which they look upon as a lasting home, shall perish; the hope which they founded upon it shall come to a speedy end (Proverbs 12:7); but the righteous rear only a tent on earth, as becomes those who are strangers and pilgrims; and yet this abode is more secure, the hopes founded upon it are more lasting, for it continues unto everlasting life. The text in its first sense probably means that sinners take great pains to increase their material prosperity, and to leave heirs to carry on their name and family, but Providence defeats their efforts: good men do their duty in their state of life, try to please God and benefit their neighbour, leaving anxious care for the future, and God prospers them beyond all that they thought or wished (comp. Proverbs 3:33). Shall flourish. The word applies metaphorically to the growth, vigour, and increase of a family under the blessing of God. Septuagint, "The tents of the upright shall stand." There is a cognate proverb at Proverbs 12:7. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The houseבֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the wicked רְ֭שָׁעִים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person will be destroyed, יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד (yiš·šā·mêḏ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed but the tent וְאֹ֖הֶל (wə·’ō·hel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 168: A tent of the upright יְשָׁרִ֣ים (yə·šā·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3477: Straight, right will flourish. יַפְרִֽיחַ׃ (yap̄·rî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6524: To break forth as a, bud, bloom, to spread, to fly, to flourish Links Proverbs 14:11 NIVProverbs 14:11 NLT Proverbs 14:11 ESV Proverbs 14:11 NASB Proverbs 14:11 KJV Proverbs 14:11 BibleApps.com Proverbs 14:11 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 14:11 Chinese Bible Proverbs 14:11 French Bible Proverbs 14:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 14:11 The house of the wicked will be (Prov. 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