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Proverbs 21:12
The Righteous One observeth the house of the lawless,—He is ready to cast down lawless men into misfortune.
Proverbs 21:12 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 21:12 in other translations
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.
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In context
9 Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.
10 The soul of the lawless man, craveth mischief, his own friend, findeth no favour in his eyes.
11 When the scoffer is punished, the simple, becometh wise, when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
12 The Righteous One observeth the house of the lawless,—He is ready to cast down lawless men into misfortune.
13 He that shutteth his ear from the cry of the poor, even he, shall call, and not be answered.
14 A gift in secret, quencheth anger, and, a present in the bosom, mighty wrath.
15 It is a joy, to a righteous man, to do justice, but, dismay, to the workers of iniquity.
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