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Proverbs 11:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 11:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 The justice of the upright saves them,
but the faithless are caught in their own intrigue.
7 When a person dies, hope is destroyed;(A)
expectation pinned on wealth is destroyed.[a]
8 The just are rescued from a tight spot,
but the wicked fall into it instead.
Footnotes
- 11:7 An ancient scribe added “wicked” to person in colon A, for the statement that hope ends at death seemed to deny life after death. The saying, however, is not concerned with life after death but with the fact that in the face of death all hopes based on one’s own resources are vain. The aphorism is the climax of the preceding six verses; human resources cannot overcome mortality (cf. Ps 49:13).
Proverbs 11:6-8
New International Version
Proverbs 11:6-8
New International Version
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)
8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.(D)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from
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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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
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