Proverbs 11:8
The ryghteous shalbe delyuered out of trouble: and the vngodly shall come in his steade.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
In Context
7When an vngodly man dyeth, his hope is gone: the confidence of riches shall perishe.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:18The vngodly shalbe a raunsome for the righteous: and the wicked for the iust.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:8
7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth. Note, 1. Even wicked men, while they live, may keep up a confident expectation of a happiness when they die, or at least a happiness in this world. The hypocrite has his hope, in which he wraps himself as the spider in her web. The worldling expects great matters from his wealth; he calls it goods laid up for many years, and hopes to take his ease in it and to be merry; but in death their expectation will be frustrated:… Read the whole commentary →