Proverbs 21:12
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.”Proverbs 21:12
What Does Proverbs 21:12 Mean?
Proverbs 21:12 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 21, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 21:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 37:35“I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.”Psalms 107:43“Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.”Proverbs 14:11“The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.”Proverbs 14:32“The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.”2 Peter 3:6“Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:”Job 5:3“I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.”Job 8:15“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.”Psalms 52:5“God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.”Proverbs 3:33“The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.”Proverbs 11:3“The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.”Proverbs 13:6“Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.”Hosea 14:9“Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.”Amos 4:11“I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.”1 Corinthians 10:5“But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.”2 Peter 2:4“For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;”Genesis 19:29“And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.”1 Kings 1:52“And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.”Job 18:14“His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.”Job 21:28“For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?”Habakkuk 2:9“Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!”
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