◄ Proverbs 21:12 ►
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Good News Translation
God, the righteous one, knows what goes on in the homes of the wicked, and he will bring the wicked down to ruin.

New Revised Standard Version
The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he casts the wicked down to ruin.

Contemporary English Version
God is always fair! He knows what the wicked do and will punish them.

New American Bible
The Righteous One appraises the house of the wicked, bringing down the wicked to ruin.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.

Context
The King's Heart
…11When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge. 12The just considereth seriously the house of the wicked, that he may withdraw the wicked from evil.13He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself, and shall not be heard.…
Cross References
Proverbs 14:11
The house of the wicked shall be destroyed: but the tabernacles of the just shall flourish.

Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked are multiplied, crimes shall be multiplied: but the just shall see their downfall.

Proverbs 21:11
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