Proverbs 11:8
The righteous man, out of distress, is delivered, then cometh a lawless man into his place.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
In Context
7When the lawless man dieth, his expectation, perisheth, and, the hope of strong men, hath vanished.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai,—and, the wrath of the king, was appeased.
Proverbs 21:18A ransom for the righteous, is the lawless, and, instead of upright men, the traitor.
Daniel 6:23Then, the king, was exceedingly glad concerning him, and gave word to take up, Daniel, out of the den. So Daniel, was taken up, out of the den, and, no manner of hurt, was found in him, for that he had trusted 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 →