Proverbs 11:7-11

Common English Bible

⁷ When the wicked die, their hope perishes.
    Yes, any hope based on money perishes.
⁸ The righteous are saved from distress,
    and the wicked take their place.
⁹ The godless destroy their neighbors by their words,
    but the righteous are saved by their knowledge.
¹⁰ When the righteous succeed, a city rejoices;
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
¹¹ A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous;
    it is destroyed by the words of the wicked.