Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 21:18 : 18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous [cometh] in the stead of the upright.
- Isa 43:3-4 : 3 For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead. 4 Since thou hast been precious in my sight, [and] honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life.
- Dan 6:23-24 : 23 Then was the king exceeding glad, 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 had trusted in his God. 24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.
- Esth 7:9-9 : 9 Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him thereon. 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Similar Verses (AI)
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32 The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous [cometh] in the stead of the upright.
- Prov 11:3-75 verses80%
3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
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 the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.
- Prov 12:12-132 verses77%
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] .
13 In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
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6 The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
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9 With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.
10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
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6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.
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19 The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
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23 The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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28 The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
30 The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
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12 The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.
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21 There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
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31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner!
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26 The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
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18 The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.
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2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
3 Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
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15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
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32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
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21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
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6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
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6 For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.
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26 When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
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18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.
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21 Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
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1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come] .
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10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.
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11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him] ; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.
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6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
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7 The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
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39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
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12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
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14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
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11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
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26 [ As] a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [So is] a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
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24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
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9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.