Proverbs 11:8

English Standard Version 2016

The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.

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The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.

When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.

With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you.