Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, [his] hope vanisheth; and the expectation of his children is lost.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
In Context
8The righteous is delivered out of distress, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and the means of escape will vanish from them, and their [sole] hope shall be the breathing out of their soul.
Proverbs 10:28The expectation of the righteous is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 14:32Through his own evil is the wicked thrust down; but even in his death doth the righteous have confidence.
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 →