Proverbs 11:7 - The Scriptures 1998

⁷ When a wrong man dies, expectancy perishes, And the ambition of the wicked shall be lost.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: And the hope of unjust men perisheth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ When the wicked man dies, his hope [for the future] perishes; and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

Common English Bible

⁷ When the wicked die, their hope perishes. Yes, any hope based on money perishes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ When the impious man is dead, there will no longer be any hope. And the expectation of the anxious will perish.

Proverbs 11:7 Cross References

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wrong are consumed, and they shall not escape, and their expectancy is the breathing out of life!”

Psalm 112:10

The wrong one sees it and shall be vexed; He gnashes his teeth and shall melt. The desire of the wrong ones does perish.

Psalm 146:4

His spirit goes out, he returns to his earth; In that day his plans perish.

Proverbs 10:28

The righteous look forward to joy, But the expectancy of the wrong ones perish.

Proverbs 10:29

The way of יהוה  is a stronghold for the perfect, But ruin to the workers of wickedness.

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous is delivered from distress, And the wrong one takes his place.

Proverbs 14:32

By his own evildoing the wrong is thrust down, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.

Ezekiel 28:9

“Would you still say before him who slays you, ‘I am Elohim’, whereas you are man, and not Ě