Proverbs 11:7-8
Proverbs 11:7-8 The Message (MSG)
When the wicked die, that’s it— the story’s over, end of hope. A good person is saved from much trouble; a bad person runs straight into it.
Proverbs 11:7-8 King James Version (KJV)
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: And the hope of unjust men perisheth. The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.
Proverbs 11:7-8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of strong men perishes. The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place.
Proverbs 11:7-8 New Century Version (NCV)
When the wicked die, hope dies with them; their hope in riches will come to nothing. The good person is saved from trouble; it comes to the wicked instead.
Proverbs 11:7-8 American Standard Version (ASV)
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth. The righteous is delivered out of trouble; And the wicked cometh in his stead.
Proverbs 11:7-8 New International Version (NIV)
Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing. The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
Proverbs 11:7-8 New King James Version (NKJV)
When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of the unjust perishes. The righteous is delivered from trouble, And it comes to the wicked instead.
Proverbs 11:7-8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When 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.
Proverbs 11:7-8 New Living Translation (NLT)
When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, for they rely on their own feeble strength. The godly are rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.