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Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

KJV

Verte impios, et non erunt ; domus autem justorum permanebit.

Vulgate

οὗ ἐὰν στραφῇ, ἀσεβὴς ἀφανίζεται, οἶκοι δὲ δικαίων παραμένουσιν.

LXX

The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

ASV

הָפ֣וֹךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים וְ/אֵינָ֑/ם וּ/בֵ֖ית צַדִּיקִ֣ים יַעֲמֹֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הָפַ֣ךְ
hpk
verb · 94×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 7:16 — And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
  • 2Sam 7:26 — And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
  • Esth 9:6 — And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
  • Esth 9:14 — And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
  • Job 5:3 — I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
  • Job 8:13 — So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
  • Job 11:20 — But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
  • Job 18:15 — It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
  • Job 27:18 — He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
  • Matt 7:24 — Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
  • Prov 10:25 — As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
  • Prov 10:25 — As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
  • Prov 11:21 — Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
  • Prov 14:11 — The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
  • Prov 15:25 — The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
  • Ps 37:10 — For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
  • Ps 62:6 — He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.