Proverbs 11:8
A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
In Context
7At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So Aman was hanged on the gallows that had been prepared for Mardochaeus: and then the king's wrath was appeased.
Proverbs 21:18and a transgressor is the + 21:18 Gr. `off-scouring;' perhaps `ransom,' q. d. that which cleans. abomination of a righteous man.
Daniel 6:23Then the king was very glad for him, and he commanded to bring Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was brought out of the den, and there was found no hurt upon him, because he 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 →