A moment in scripture
Proverbs 11:7
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When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
- Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
- Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
- Proverbs 11:9
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.