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Proverbs 10:24

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

KJV

Quod timet impius veniet super eum ; desiderium suum justus dabitur.

Vulgate

ἐν ἀπωλείᾳ ἀσεβὴς περιφέρεται, ἐπιθυμία δὲ δικαίου δεκτή.

LXX

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

ASV

מְגוֹרַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע הִ֣יא תְבוֹאֶ֑/נּוּ וְ/תַאֲוַ֖ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מְגוֹרַ֣ת
mgvrt
noun · 2×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
תַּאֲוַ֣ת
t'vt
verb · 21×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1John 5:14 — And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
  • 1Sam 28:5 — And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
  • Ezek 11:8 — Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Gen 25:21 — And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
  • Heb 10:27 — But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
  • Isa 66:4 — I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in
  • Isa 66:4 — I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in
  • Job 3:25 — For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
  • Job 15:21 — A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
  • John 14:18 — I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
  • John 15:7 — If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
  • John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
  • Matt 5:6 — Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
  • Prov 1:26 — I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
  • Ps 10:17 — LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
  • Ps 21:2 — Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
  • Ps 37:4 — Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
  • Ps 145:19 — He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.