Proverbs 11:8
The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
In Context
7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Proverbs 21:18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
Daniel 6:23The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
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 →