“The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.”
Proverbs 11:8 (KJV) |
Proverbs 11:8
From Proverbs 11, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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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.
9
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
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When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.