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11 The household[a] of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent[b] of the upright will flourish.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:11 tn Heb “house.” The term “house” is a metonymy of subject, referring to their contents: families and family life. sn Personal integrity ensures domestic stability and prosperity, while lack of such integrity (= wickedness) will lead to the opposite.
  2. Proverbs 14:11 tn The term “tent” is a metonymy here referring to the contents of the tent: families.