Proverbs 11:8

Proverbs 11:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous is delivered from trouble, And it comes to the wicked instead.

Context of Proverbs 11:8

6The righteousness of the upright will rescue them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed. 7When the wicked man dies, his expectation will perish; And the hope of [godless] strong men perishes. The righteous is rescued from trouble, And the wicked takes his place. 9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued. 10When it goes well for the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 11:8 word by word

צַ֭דִּיק מִצָּרָ֣ה נֶחֱלָ֑ץ וַיָּבֹ֖א רָשָׁ֣ע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• is delivered outחָלַץchâlats · to rescueH2502
• of troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• and the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:8

• Proverbs 21:18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].
• Esther 7:9Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs serving the king said, “Now look, there are gallows fifty cubits (75 ft.) high standing at Haman’s house, which Haman made for Mordecai, whose good warning saved the king.” And the king said, “Hang him on it.”
• Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt [to the Babylonians] as your ransom, Cush (ancient Ethiopia) and Seba [its province] in exchange for you.
• Daniel 6:23Then the king was greatly pleased and ordered that Daniel be taken out of the den. So Daniel was taken out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in and relied on and trusted in his God.

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The wicked cometh in his stead - Often God makes this distinction; in public calamities and in sudden accidents he rescues the righteous, and leaves the wicked, who has filled up the measure of his iniquities, to be seized by the hand of death. Justice, then, does its own work; for mercy has been rejected.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8Verse 8 The righteous are often wonderfully kept from going into dangerous situations, and the ungodly go in their stead.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Perhaps the trouble prepared by the wicked, and which he inherits (compare Pr 11:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:8

• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings