Proverbs 11:7

In 11 translations

BSB

When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

KJV

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

WEB

When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.

ASV

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

LSV

In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, || And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.

YLT

In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

DBY

When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth.

DRC

When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish.

GNV

When a wicked man dieth, his hope perisheth, and the hope of the vniust shall perish.

JPS

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish, and the hope of strength perisheth.

LXXE

At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.

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Original-language editions

WLC

בְּמ֤וֹת אָדָ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע תֹּאבַ֣ד תִּקְוָ֑ה וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶת אוֹנִ֣ים אָבָֽדָה׃

LXX-Br

Τελευτήσαντος ἀνδρὸς δικαίου, οὐκ ὄλλυται ἐλπίς, τὸ δὲ καύχημα τῶν ἀσεβῶν ὄλλυται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
• Job 8:13–14Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish. His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
• Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
• Psalms 146:4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
• Luke 12:19–20Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who…
• Exodus 15:9–10The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’ But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them.…
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
• Ezekiel 28:9Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

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