Proverbs 11:23

“The desire of the righteous [is] only good, etc.] Or, “what is good”f313; only good is the object of it. His desire is to do good, and that only; though be does not always do what he would do: as he delights in the law of God, after the inward man; as he is a righteous, holy, and good man, and would be conformable thereunto, and serves it with his mind, will, and affections; his desires are to the Lord, and to the remembrance of his name; he desires his favour, the discoveries of his love, communion with him, and communications of grace from him; he desires all spiritual good things, and everything that is good, for himself and others, and which he desires in submission to the will of God;…”

“(Compare Pro 10:28). wrath--is that of God.”

“The desire - The desires and expectations of the righteous shall end in their happiness, but the desires and expectations of the wicked men shall be disappointed, and end in the wrath of God. Proverbs 11:24”

“11:23 The wicked might prosper and the godly might suffer in the short term, but the future will right this imbalance.”

“desire: Psa 10:17, Psa 27:4, Psa 37:4, Psa 39:7, Psa 39:8, Psa 119:5, Psa 119:10; Isa 26:9; Jer 17:16; Mat 5:6 expectation: Pro 11:7, Pro 10:28; Rom 2:8, Rom 2:9; Heb 10:27 Proverbs 11:24”

“23 The desire of the righteous is nothing but good, The expectation of the godless is presumption. This is usually explained with Fleischer: If the righteous wish for anything, their wish reaches to no other than a fortunate issue; but if the godless hope for anything, then there is to them in the end as their portion, not the good they hoped for, but wrath ( Pro 10:28, cf. Pro 11:4). However, that עברה is at once to be understood thus, as in יום עברה, and that the phrase is to be rendered: the hope of the godless is God's wrath, is doubtful. But עברה denotes also want of moderation, and particularly in the form of presumption, Pro 21:24, Isa 16:6; and thus we gain the thought that the…”