Cross References

Proverbs 11:7

New American Bible - revised edition

When a person dies, hope is destroyed; expectation pinned on wealth is destroyed.

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but the wicked, looking on, shall be consumed with envy. Escape shall be cut off from them, their only hope their last breath.

The wicked sees and is angry; gnashes his teeth and wastes away; the desire of the wicked come to nothing.

Who breathing his last, returns to the earth; that day all his planning comes to nothing.

The hope of the just brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

The Lord is a stronghold to those who walk honestly, downfall for evildoers.

The just are rescued from a tight spot, but the wicked fall into it instead.

The wicked are overthrown by their wickedness, but the just find a refuge in their integrity.

Then, face to face with your killers, will you still say, “I am a god”? No, you are a man, not a god, handed over to those who slay you.