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Proverbs 11:6-8
English Standard Version
Proverbs 11:6-8
English Standard Version
6 (A)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous (B)are taken captive by their lust.
7 When the wicked dies, his (C)hope will perish,
and (D)the expectation of wealth[a] perishes too.
8 (E)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked walks into it instead.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:7 Or of his strength, or of iniquity
Proverbs 11:6-8
King James Version
Proverbs 11:6-8
King James Version
6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
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