Proverbs 11:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The righteous are delivered from trouble, and the wicked come into it instead.

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The wicked is a ransom for the righteous and the faithless for the upright.

When the wicked die, hope perishes, and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.

With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.

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

Then King Darius wrote to all peoples and nations of every language throughout the whole world: “May you have abundant prosperity!