Proverbs 11:8
The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his steade.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
In Context
7When a wicked man dieth, his hope perisheth, and the hope of the vniust shall perish.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the tree, that he had prepared for Mordecai: then was the Kings wrath pacified.
Proverbs 21:18The wicked shalbe a ransome for the iust, and the transgressour for the righteous.
Daniel 6:23Then was the King exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel out of the denne: so Daniel was brought out of the denne, and no maner of hurt was found vpon him, because he beleeued 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 →