Proverbs 11:7
When the wicked man dieth, his hope cometh to an end; Yea, the expectation of the unjust cometh to an end.
Noyes Bible
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 man is delivered from trouble, And the wicked cometh into it in his stead.
Cross References
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall be wearied out; They shall find no refuge; Their hope is—the breathing forth of life.
Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: But the expectation of the wicked shall come to nothing.
Proverbs 14:32By his wickedness the wicked is thrust down; But the righteous hath hope even in death.
Luke 12:19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
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 →