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Proverbs 11:7

God's Word

At the death of a wicked person, hope vanishes. Moreover, his confidence in strength vanishes.

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But the wicked will lose their eyesight. Their escape route will be closed. Their only hope is to take their last breath.”

The wicked person sees this and becomes angry. He angrily grits his teeth and disappears. The hope that wicked people have will vanish.

When they breathe their last breath, they return to the ground. On that day their plans come to an end.

The hope of righteous people ⌞leads to⌟ joy, but the eager waiting of wicked people comes to nothing.

The way of the Lord is a fortress for an innocent person but a ruin to those who are troublemakers.

A righteous person is rescued from trouble, and a wicked person takes his place.

A wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but even in his death a righteous person has a refuge.

You will no longer say that you are a god when you face those who kill you. You will be a human, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you.