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Proverbs 11:7
7When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth.
Proverbs 11:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
- New International Version (NIV)Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of the unjust perishes.
Context of Proverbs 11:7
5The righteousness of the perfect maketh plain his way; but the wicked falleth by his own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright delivereth them; but the treacherous are taken in their own craving. When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth. 8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. 9With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:7 word by word
בְּמ֤וֹת אָדָ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע תֹּאבַ֣ד תִּקְוָ֑ה וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶת אוֹנִ֣ים אָבָֽדָה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:7
- Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be sated upon them; I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.
- Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the profane man's hope shall perish,
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and [all] refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope [shall be] the breathing out of life.
- Psalms 146:4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.
- Ezekiel 28:9Wilt thou then say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and not God, in the hand of him that pierceth thee.
- Luke 12:19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7When a wicked man dieth - Hope is a great blessing to man in his present state of trial and suffering; because it leads him to expect a favorable termination of his ills. But hope was not made for the wicked; and yet they are the very persons that most abound in it! They hope to be saved, and get at last to the kingdom of God; though they have their face towards perdition, and refuse to turn. But their hope goes no farther than the grave. There the wicked…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Significant words, as showing the belief that when the righteous died, his “expectation” (i. e., his hope for the future) did not perish. The second clause is rendered by some, “the expectation that brings sorrow.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 When a godly man dies, all his fears vanish; but when a wicked man dies, his hopes vanish.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. expectation ... perish--for death cuts short all his plans (Lu 16:25). hope of unjust--better, "hope of wealth," or "power" (compare Is 40:29, Hebrew). This gives an advance on the sentiment of the first clause. Even hopes of gain die with him.Read the comment
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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
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