Proverbs 11:8 · KJV
“The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.”
— Proverbs 11:8
When a wicked man dieth, {his} expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust {men} perisheth.
An hypocrite with {his} mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Proverbs 11 — Context
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in {their own} naughtiness.
7When a wicked man dieth, {his} expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust {men} perisheth.
8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
9An hypocrite with {his} mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, {there is} shouting.
Cross References
Daniel 6:23-24
Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Proverbs 21:18
The wicked {shall be} a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Esther 7:9-10
And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. {gallows: Heb. tree}
Isaiah 43:3-4
For I {am} the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt {for} thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.