But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.*
Proverbs 11:7 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing. 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 shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.*
The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.
Will you yet say before him who kills you, I am God? but you are man, and not God, in the hand of him who wounds you.