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Proverbs 11:7
7Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, for they rely on their own feeble strength.
Context of Proverbs 11:7
5The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires. Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing. 8The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. 9With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:7 word by word
בְּמ֤וֹת אָדָ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע תֹּאבַ֣ד תִּקְוָ֑ה וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶת אוֹנִ֣ים אָבָֽדָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 11:7
- Proverbs 10:28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
- Proverbs 14:32When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy boasted, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake them. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword and my hand will destroy them.’
- Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”
- Psalms 146:4When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
- Ezekiel 28:9Will you then say, “I am a god,” in the presence of those who kill you? You will be but a mortal, not a god, in the hands of those who slay you.
- Luke 12:19And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and 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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