Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, 2 but the upright will be delivered through knowledge. 1
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8A upright person is delivered out of trouble, 2 and the wicked takes his place. 1
Cross References
Psalms 55:20He raises his hands against his friends. 2 He has violated his covenant. 1
Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom. 2 Get understanding. 2 Don’t forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth. 1
Matthew 7:15“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:9
8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. As always in death, so sometimes in life, the righteous are remarkably favoured and the wicked crossed. 1. Good people are helped out of the distresses which they thought themselves lost in, and their feet are set in a large room, Ps. lxvi. 12 ; xxxiv. 19 . God has found out a way to deliver his people even when they have despaired and their enemies have triumphed, as if the wilderness had shut them in. 2. The wicked have fallen into… Read the whole commentary →