Proverbs 11:7
When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
In Context
6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
8The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:6-7
5 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. These two verses are, in effect, the same, and both to the same purport with v. 3 . For the truths are here of such certainty and weight that they cannot be too often inculcated. Let us govern ourselves by these principles. I. That the ways of religion are plain and safe, and in them we may enjoy a… Read the whole commentary →