Proverbs 21:12
The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
In context
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. 10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them. 11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge. 12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered. 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath. 15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 21:12 in the KJV
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: But God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 21:12 in the ESV
The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.