Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes 1 and the hope that was in his strength comes to nothing. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 person is kept away from trouble 1 and it comes upon the wicked instead. 1
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will share out the plunder; 1 my desire will be satisfied on them; 1 I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.' 1
Job 11:20But the eyes of wicked people will fail; 1 they will have no way to flee; 1 their only hope will be a last gasp of life.”
Proverbs 10:28The hope of righteous people is their joy, 1 but the years of wicked people will be short. 1
Proverbs 14:32The wicked person is brought down by his evil actions, 1 but the righteous person has a refuge even in death. 1
Luke 12:19I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods stored up for many years. Rest easy, 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 →