Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, his hope perisheth, and the hope of the vniust shall perish.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his steade.
Cross References
Exodus 15:9The enemie sayd, I wil pursue, I wil ouertake them, I will deuide the spoyle, my lust shall bee satisfied vpon them, I will drawe my sworde, mine hand shall destroy them.
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and their refuge shall perish, and their hope shalbe sorow of minde.
Proverbs 10:28The patient abiding of the righteous shall be gladnesse: but the hope of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 14:32The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Luke 12:19And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime.
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 →