Proverbs 11:7

The Scriptures 1998

When a wrong man dies, expectancy perishes, And the ambition of the wicked shall be lost.

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The righteous look forward to joy, But the expectancy of the wrong ones perish.

But the eyes of the wrong are consumed, and they shall not escape, and their expectancy is the breathing out of life!”

By his own evildoing the wrong is thrust down, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.

His spirit goes out, he returns to his earth; In that day his plans perish.

“Would you still say before him who slays you, ‘I am Elohim’, whereas you are man, and not Ě

The wrong one sees it and shall be vexed; He gnashes his teeth and shall melt. The desire of the wrong ones does perish.

The righteous is delivered from distress, And the wrong one takes his place.

The way of יהוה is a stronghold for the perfect, But ruin to the workers of wickedness.