But the eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last.”
Proverbs 11:7 - English Standard Version 2016 When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too. 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 eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last.”
The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!
When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.
The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.
The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.
The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who kill you, though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who slay you?