Proverbs 10:24What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
The setting
Ancient Jerusalem, ~950 BC. King Solomon's court scribes record wisdom for governing officials and merchants. The proverb addresses the psychological reality that fear attracts what we dread.
The emotion here: observational wisdom from years of watching human patterns
The original word
megûrâh (מְגוּרָה) — intense dread or terror, not simple worry but paralyzing fear
Why it matters
Solomon collected 3,000 proverbs during his 40-year reign, many from international sources
Read with care
What most readers miss in Proverbs 10:24
This isn't karma — it's about how fear-driven choices create the very outcomes we dread
Common misconceptionPeople think this means bad people get punished and good people get rewarded automatically. Actually, it's about how our deepest motivations — fear versus faith — shape our decisions and outcomes.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Proverbs 10:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Proverbs 10:24 comes from the book of Proverbs, written during the United Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the wisdom genre of biblical literature. Key themes include justice, consequences. Notable phrases: what wicked fear; desire granted. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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