Proverbs 11:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his place.

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  • Prov 21:18 : 18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
  • Isa 43:3-4 : 3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior: I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. 4 Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honorable, and I have loved you: therefore, I will give men for you, and people for your life.
  • Dan 6:23-24 : 23 Then the king was exceedingly 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 harm was found upon him because he believed in his God. 24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.
  • Esth 7:9-9 : 9 And Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said before the king, Behold, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him on it. 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's anger subsided.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:32
    80%

    32The wicked is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.

  • Prov 21:18
    80%

    18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

  • Prov 11:3-7
    5 verses
    80%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

    4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.

    7When a wicked man dies, his hope shall perish, and the expectation of unjust men perishes.

  • Prov 12:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12The wicked desires the catch of evil men, but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

    13The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.

  • Prov 12:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

    7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.

  • Prov 11:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the just shall be delivered.

    10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is celebration.

  • Prov 13:6
    75%

    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 28:28
    75%

    28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Prov 14:19
    75%

    19The evil will bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:23
    75%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 10:28-30
    3 verses
    75%

    28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

    29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

  • Prov 21:12
    75%

    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Prov 12:21
    74%

    21No harm befalls the just, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Prov 11:31
    74%

    31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed on earth, much more the wicked and the sinner.

  • Prov 12:26
    74%

    26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 11:18
    74%

    18The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.

  • Prov 10:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts away the substance of the wicked.

  • Prov 24:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

    16For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again, but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

  • Ps 37:32
    73%

    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

  • Ps 37:21
    73%

    21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.

  • Prov 29:6
    73%

    6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous sing and rejoice.

  • Ps 1:6
    73%

    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Ezek 18:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in them; for his iniquity that he has done he shall die.

    27Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does what is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

    18When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21Evil shall slay the wicked: and those who hate the righteous shall be desolate.

  • Isa 57:1
    72%

    1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

  • Isa 3:11
    72%

    11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given to him.

  • Prov 15:6
    72%

    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the income of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

  • Ps 37:39
    72%

    39But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their strength in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 28:12
    72%

    12When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, a man hides himself.

  • Eccl 8:14
    72%

    14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth: there are just men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

  • Prov 14:11
    72%

    11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Prov 25:26
    72%

    26A righteous man who falters before the wicked is like a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring.

  • Prov 10:24
    72%

    24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him, but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

  • Prov 29:27
    72%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 13:9
    71%

    9The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.