Proverbs 11:7-9
Darby Translation
7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth.
8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
9 With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.
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Proverbs 11:7-9
New International Version
8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.(C)
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.(D)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from
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