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 delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires. 7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes. The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in. 9With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued. 10When the righteous thrive, 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

• The righteous manצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• is deliveredחָלַץchâlats · to rescueH2502
• from troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• in his placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• the wicked manרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• goes inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:8

• Proverbs 21:18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
• Esther 7:9Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
• Isaiah 43:3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
• Daniel 6:23The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had 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