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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 11) Proverbs 11:8 KJV
"The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead."
Proverbs 11:8 in Context (Verses 5–11 KJV)
5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.*
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.
10
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
11
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.