Proverbs 10:24 meaning and explanation

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Proverbs 10:24, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse is one of Solomon's paired sayings in Proverbs 10, contrasting the outcome of the wicked with that of the righteous. The dread that haunts the wicked man is not an outside threat but the fear that grows from his own way of life, and the proverb says it will finally come upon him.

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