But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their only hope is their dying breath.”
Proverbs 11:7 - Tree of Life Version When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of the strong 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 eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their only hope is their dying breath.”
The wicked will see it and be indignant. He will gnash with his teeth and waste away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
His breath departs, he returns to his dust. In that very day his plans perish.
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked perishes.
The way of Adonai is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a ruin to those who do evil.
The righteous is rescued from trouble. Instead it comes on the wicked.
The wicked is brought down in his calamity yet the righteous has a refuge even in death.
Will you still say, ‘I am a god’ before the one who slays you? Yet you are man, and not a god, in the hand of those who pierce you.