Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is drawn out from distress, || And the wicked goes in instead of him.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
In Context
7In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, || And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
9A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, || And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
Cross References
Esther 7:10And they hang Haman on the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king has lain down.
Proverbs 21:18The wicked [is] an atonement for the righteous, || And the treacherous dealer for the upright.
Daniel 6:23Then was the king very glad for him, and he has commanded Daniel to be taken up out of the den, and Daniel has been taken up out of the den, and no injury has been found in him, because he has believed 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 →