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 - Revised Standard Version When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to naught. 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 man comes to naught.
When his breath departs he returns to his earth; on that very day his plans perish.
The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to naught.
The Lord is a stronghold to him whose way is upright, but destruction to evildoers.
The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity.
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you, though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who wound you?