Proverbs 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.”

Proverbs 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 12:7 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 12:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.”

Proverbs 12:7 — World English Bible

Proverbs 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand. ”

Proverbs 12:7 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.”

Proverbs 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand. ”

Proverbs 12:7 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“God ouerthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.”

Proverbs 12:7 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 12:7 in Context — Proverbs 12

5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

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What Does Proverbs 12:7 Mean?

Proverbs 12:7 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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