Proverbs 11:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 11:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

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KJV

King James Version

When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth.

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WEB

World English Bible

When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.

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ASV

American Standard Version

When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 11

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

⁷ When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

⁸ The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

⁹ With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

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