Proverbs 14:11

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

Complete Jewish Bible:

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.

American Standard Version:

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The house{H1004} of the wicked{H7563} shall be overthrown{H8045}: but the tabernacle{H168} of the upright{H3477} shall flourish{H6524}.

Cross-References (KJV):

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.

Matthew 7:26

  • And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Matthew 7:27

  • And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Proverbs 21:12

  • ¶ The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.

Job 21:28

  • For ye say, Where [is] the house of the prince? and where [are] the dwelling places of the wicked?

Zechariah 5:4

  • I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

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Commentary for Proverbs 14:11

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1004
    There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּיִת
    Transliteration: bayith
    Pronunciation: bah'-yith
    Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
  2. Strong's Number: H7563
    There are 249 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָשָׁע
    Transliteration: râshâʻ
    Pronunciation: raw-shaw'
    Description: from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
  3. Strong's Number: H8045
    There are 86 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַד
    Transliteration: shâmad
    Pronunciation: shaw-mad'
    Description: a primitive root; to desolate; destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.
  4. Strong's Number: H168
    There are 369 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֹהֶל
    Transliteration: ʼôhel
    Pronunciation: o'-hel
    Description: from אָהַל; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.
  5. Strong's Number: H3477
    There are 119 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָשָׁר
    Transliteration: yâshâr
    Pronunciation: yaw-shawr'
    Description: from יָשַׁר; straight (literally or figuratively); convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
  6. Strong's Number: H6524
    There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּרַח
    Transliteration: pârach
    Pronunciation: paw-rakh'
    Description: a primitive root; to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish; [idiom] abroad, [idiom] abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).