But the sight of the wicked will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath.
Proverbs 11:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the wicked person dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth , vanishes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: And the hope of unjust men perisheth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the wicked man dies, his hope [for the future] perishes; and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing. American Standard Version (1901) When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth. Common English Bible When the wicked die, their hope perishes. Yes, any hope based on money perishes. Catholic Public Domain Version When the impious man is dead, there will no longer be any hope. And the expectation of the anxious will perish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish. |
But the sight of the wicked will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath.
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honourable, but destruction awaits evildoers.
The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in.
The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? Yet you will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you.