PRO 11:23 Parallel View

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ULT The desire of the righteous ones is only good;
 ⇔ the expectation of the wicked ones is rage.

UST What righteous people want only results in what is good,
⇔ but what wicked people hope for results in Yahweh being angry.

BSB  ⇔ The desire of the righteous leads only to good,
⇔ but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

OEB The desire of the righteous will issue in good,
⇔ but the hope of the wicked in wrath.

WEB The desire of the righteous is only good.
⇔ The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

NET What the righteous desire leads only to good,
 ⇔ but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

LSV The desire of the righteous [is] only good,
The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.

FBV Good people want what's best, but what the wicked hope for ends in death.

T4T  ⇔ When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good to them and to others,
⇔ but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.

LEB • is only good, but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.

BBE The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

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JPS The desire of the righteous is only good; but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

ASV The desire of the righteous is only good;
 ⇔ But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

DRA The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.

YLT The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.

DBY The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

RV The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

WBS The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

KJB The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
(The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. )

BB The desire of the ryghteous is acceptable: but the hope of the vngodly is indignation.
(The desire of the righteous is acceptable: but the hope of the ungodly is indignation.)

GNV The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.
(The desire of the righteous is only good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation. )

CB The iust laboure for peace and traquylite, but the vngodly for disquyetnesse.
(The just laboure for peace and traquylite, but the ungodly for disquyetnesse.)

WYC The desir of iust men is al good; abiding of wickid men is woodnesse.
(The desir of just men is all good; abiding of wicked men is woodnesse.)

LUT Der Gerechten Wunsch muß doch wohl geraten; und der GOttlosen Hoffen wird Unglück.
(The Gerechten Wunsch must though/but wohl geraten; and the Godlosen Hoffen becomes Unglück.)

CLV Desiderium justorum omne bonum est; præstolatio impiorum furor.

BRN All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

BrLXX Ἐπιθυμία δικαίων πᾶσα ἀγαθὴ, ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀπολεῖται.
(Epithumia dikaiōn pasa agathaʸ, elpis de asebōn apoleitai. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תַּאֲוַ֣ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים אַךְ־ט֑וֹב תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה

desire righteous only good expectation wicked severe_anger

This verse could mean: (1) The desire of righteous people results in what is good, but the expectation of wicked people results in rage. Alternate translation: “The desire of the righteous ones leads only to good; the expectation of the wicked ones leads to rage” (2) righteous people only desire what is good, but wicked people expect anger. Alternate translation: “The righteous ones only desire good; the wicked ones expect rage”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה

expectation wicked severe_anger

This clause is a strong contrast with the previous clause. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate a contrast. Alternate translation: “by contrast, the expectation of the wicked ones is rage”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עֶבְרָֽה

severe_anger

Here, rage could refer to: (1) Yahweh’s wrath. Alternate translation: “is the wrath of Yahweh” (2) the wrath of other people. Alternate translation: “is the wrath of other people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֶבְרָֽה

severe_anger

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of rage, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “is being enraged” or “enrages”

Parallel PRO 11:23