Proverbs 11:8
11:7 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.
KJV
A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead.
What does Proverbs 11:8 mean?
Proverbs 11:8 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq), חָלַץ (châlats), צָרָה (tsârâh). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Deuteronomy 6:7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. teach: Heb. whet, or, sharpen
Deuteronomy 11:19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Joshua 4:6That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? in time: Heb. to morrow
Joshua 4:7Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
Joshua 4:21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? in time: Heb. to morrow
Proverbs 9:14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Joel 1:3Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 11:8.
Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
2 Chronicles 6:23Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
2 Samuel 4:11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Exodus 23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Exodus 9:27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
Genesis 18:23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 11:8 say?
Proverbs 11:8 (King James Version) reads: "The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead."
Is Proverbs 11:8 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 11:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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