Proverbs 11:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:28 : 28 The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.
  • Job 8:13-14 : 13 So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing: 14 Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread.
  • Job 11:20 : 20 But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
  • Ps 146:4 : 4 Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.
  • Exod 15:9-9 : 9 Egypt said, I will go after them, I will overtake, I will make division of their goods: my desire will have its way with them; my sword will be uncovered, my hand will send destruction on them. 10 You sent your wind and the sea came over them: they went down like lead into the great waters.
  • Prov 14:32 : 32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
  • Ezek 28:9 : 9 Will you say, in the face of those who are taking your life, I am God? but you are man and not God in the hands of those who are wounding you.
  • Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy. 20 But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:28-29
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    28The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

    29The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

  • Prov 14:32
    82%

    32The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Prov 11:8
    79%

    8The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

  • Job 11:20
    79%

    20But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.

  • Prov 11:23
    75%

    23The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Job 8:13-14
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    13So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:

    14Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

  • Prov 11:3-6
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    3The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

    4Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

    5The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

    6The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

  • Job 27:8
    73%

    8For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?

  • Ezek 18:26
    73%

    26When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him; in the evil which he has done death will overtake him.

  • Eccl 7:15
    73%

    15These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

  • Ps 1:6
    73%

    6Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

  • Prov 28:28
    72%

    28When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

  • Prov 12:7
    72%

    7Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • Ps 92:7
    72%

    7When the sinners come up like the grass, and all the workers of evil do well for themselves, it is so that their end may be eternal destruction.

  • Prov 11:10
    72%

    10When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

  • Isa 57:1
    72%

    1The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.

  • Eccl 8:13
    71%

    13But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

  • Ezek 33:18
    71%

    18When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him in it.

  • Prov 21:7
    71%

    7By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Job 17:15
    71%

    15Where then is my hope? and who will see my desire?

  • Prov 11:19
    71%

    19So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

  • Job 41:9
    71%

    9His sneezings give out flames, and his eyes are like the eyes of the dawn.

  • Ezek 18:24
    71%

    24But when the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, like all the disgusting things which the evil man does, will he have life? Not one of his upright acts will be kept in memory: in the wrong which he has done and in his sin death will overtake him.

  • Ps 34:21
    70%

    21Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Ps 37:38
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    38But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.

  • Ps 37:10
    70%

    10For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

  • Prov 23:18
    70%

    18For without doubt there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Isa 3:11
    69%

    11Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

  • Job 36:14
    69%

    14They come to their end while they are still young, their life is short like that of those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of their gods.

  • Job 5:16
    69%

    16So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

  • Mic 7:2
    69%

    2The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.

  • Ps 9:18
    69%

    18For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.

  • Prov 29:16
    69%

    16When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

  • Prov 10:24-25
    2 verses
    69%

    24The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

    25When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

  • Prov 10:2
    69%

    2Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

  • Prov 29:27
    69%

    27An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Ps 146:4
    69%

    4Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.

  • Prov 21:12
    69%

    12The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 2:22
    69%

    22But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.

  • Prov 13:12
    69%

    12Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

  • Prov 24:20
    69%

    20For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

  • Ezek 33:13
    69%

    13When I say to the upright that life will certainly be his; if he puts his faith in his righteousness and does evil, not one of his upright acts will be kept in memory; but in the evil he has done, death will overtake him.

  • Prov 13:6
    69%

    6Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.