Verse Comparison: Proverbs 11:23
American Standard Version
The desire of the righteous is only good; `But' the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Amplified® Bible
The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good, but the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.
Contemporary English Version
Good people want what is best, but troublemakers hope to stir up trouble.
Darby English Version
The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Good News Bible
What good people want always results in good; when the wicked get what they want, everyone is angry.
King James Version
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
New American Standard Bible
The desire of the righteous is only good, {But} the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
New International Version
The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
New King James Version
The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The righteous desire only good, But the wicked expect wrath.
Revised Standard Version
The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Young's Literal Translation
The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.
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