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Proverbs 10:28
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The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
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Proverbs 10:28 in Other Translations
KJV
28
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
ESV
28
The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
NLT
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The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
MSG
28
The aspirations of good people end in celebration; the ambitions of bad people crash.
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28
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Proverbs 10:28 In-Context
26
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
27
The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29
The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30
The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
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Esther 7:10
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Job 8:13
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Psalms 112:10
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Proverbs 11:7
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