Proverbs 11:8

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

Psalm 37:39

The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord, their refuge in a time of distress.

Proverbs 11:7

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

Proverbs 11:9

By a word the impious ruin their neighbors, but through their knowledge the just are rescued.

Proverbs 12:13

By the sin of their lips the wicked are ensnared, but the just escape from a tight spot.

Proverbs 21:18

The wicked serve as ransom for the just, and the faithless for the upright.

Daniel 6:25

The king then ordered the men who had accused Daniel, along with their children and their wives, to be cast into the lions’ den. Before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.