Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of distress, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
In Context
7When a wicked man dieth, [his] hope vanisheth; and the expectation of his children is lost.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king was appeased.
Proverbs 21:18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous shall be put in the stead of the upright.
Daniel 6:23(6:24) Then was the king exceedingly glad within himself, and concerning Daniel he ordered to bring him up out of the den. So was Daniel brought up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon 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 →