Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.
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8The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:18Then he said to him, I am a prophet like you; and an angel said to me by the word of the Lord, Take him back with you and give him food and water. But he said false words to him.
1 Kings 22:20And the Lord said, How may Ahab be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.
Job 34:30...
Psalms 55:20\55:19\God will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble on them. (Selah.) Because they are unchanged, they have no fear of God.
Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
Matthew 7:15Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:9
8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. As always in death, so sometimes in life, the righteous are remarkably favoured and the wicked crossed. 1. Good people are helped out of the distresses which they thought themselves lost in, and their feet are set in a large room, Ps. lxvi. 12 ; xxxiv. 19 . God has found out a way to deliver his people even when they have despaired and their enemies have triumphed, as if the wilderness had shut them in. 2. The wicked have fallen into… Read the whole commentary →