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Proverbs 21:12

NETBible	The Righteous One¹ considers² the house³ of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 21:12	The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 21:12	The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Turning the wicked to ruin.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 21:12	The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked; he will bring the wicked to disaster.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 21:12	A God-loyal person will see right through the wicked and undo the evil they've planned.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 21:12	The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 21:12	The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he casts the wicked down to ruin.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 21:12	The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.
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KJV	The righteous <06662> [man] wisely considereth <07919> (8688) the house <01004> of the wicked <07563>_: [but God] overthroweth <05557> (8764) the wicked <07563> for [their] wickedness <07451>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 21:12	The righteous <06662> one <06662> considers <07919> the house <01004> of the wicked <07563> , Turning <05557> the wicked <07563> to ruin <07451> .
LXXM	suniei <4920> V-PAI-3S dikaiov <1342> A-NSM kardiav <2588> N-APF asebwn <765> A-GPM kai <2532> CONJ faulizei {V-PAI-3S} asebeiv <765> A-APM en <1722> PREP kakoiv <2556> A-DPM
NET [draft] ITL	The Righteous <06662> One considers <07919> the house <01004> of the wicked <07563> ; he overthrows <05557> the wicked <07563> to their ruin <07451> .
HEBREW	erl <07451> Myesr <07563> Plom <05557> esr <07563> tybl <01004> qydu <06662> lykvm (21:12) <07919>

NETBible

The Righteous One¹ considers² the house³ of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn In the book of Proverbs, the Hebrew term צַּדִּיק (ysadiq) normally refers to a human being, and that is a possible translation here (cf. KJV, ASV, NAB), although it would have to refer to a righteous person who was a judge or a ruler with the right to destroy the wicked. Many commentators and English versions simply interpret this as a reference to God (cf. NIV, NRSV, TEV, NLT).

²tn The form מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is now used with the meaning “to consider; to give attention to; to ponder.” It is the careful scrutiny that is given to the household of the wicked before judgment is poured out on them.

³tn Heb “house.” This term probably means “household” here – the family. One way to read the line is that the righteous judge (human or divine) takes into consideration the wicked person’s family before judging the wicked person. The other – and more plausible – interpretation is that the judge considers the household of the wicked and then on the basis of what was observed judges them.

⁴tn Heb “to evil” (i.e., catastrophe); cf. NLT “to disaster.”