Proverbs 11:7 “When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his stren…”

Proverbs 11:7

When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

World English Bible

When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.

American Standard Version

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

Geneva Bible 1599

When a wicked man dieth, his hope perisheth, and the hope of the vniust shall perish.

Darby Translation

When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth.

Young's Literal Translation

In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

Bible in Basic English

At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

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Cross references

“When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.”

Proverbs 10:28 Job 11:20 Proverbs 14:32 Psalm 146:4 Ezekiel 28:9 Exodus 15:9

Proverbs 10:28 · BSB

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

Job 11:20 · BSB

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

Proverbs 14:32 · BSB

The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

Psalm 146:4 · BSB

When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

Ezekiel 28:9 · BSB

Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

Exodus 15:9 · BSB

The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

8The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

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