New English Translation
Proverbs 11:7
7When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.
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 blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires. When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes. 8The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead. 9With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
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בְּמ֤וֹת אָדָ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע תֹּאבַ֣ד תִּקְוָ֑ה וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶת אוֹנִ֣ים אָבָֽדָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 11:7
- Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
- Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes,
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”
- Psalms 146:4Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.
- Ezekiel 28:9Will you still say, “I am a god,” before the one who kills you – though you are a man and not a god – when you are in the power of those who wound you?
- Luke 12:19And I will say to myself, “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
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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