Proverbs 11:8

World English Bible (2000)

A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:18 : 18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.
  • Isa 43:3-4 : 3 For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. 4 Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you; therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your 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 kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. 24 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 had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.
  • Esth 7:9-9 : 9 Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were with the king said, "Behold, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman has made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, is standing at Haman's house." The king said, "Hang him on it!" 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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  • Prov 14:32
    80%

    32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

  • Prov 21:18
    80%

    18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 11:3-7
    5 verses
    80%

    3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

    4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

    7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.

  • Prov 12:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

    13 An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

  • Prov 12:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6 The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

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

  • Prov 11:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

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

  • Prov 13:6
    75%

    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 28:28
    75%

    28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

  • Prov 14:19
    75%

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

  • Prov 11:23
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:28-30
    3 verses
    75%

    28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

    29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 21:12
    75%

    12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

  • Prov 12:21
    74%

    21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Prov 11:31
    74%

    31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 12:26
    74%

    26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 11:18
    74%

    18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

  • Prov 10:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

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

    3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

  • Prov 24:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:

    16 for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

  • Ps 37:32
    73%

    32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

  • Ps 37:21
    73%

    21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.

  • Prov 29:6
    73%

    6 An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.

  • Ps 1:6
    73%

    6 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • Ezek 18:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

    18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21 Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

  • Isa 57:1
    72%

    1 The righteous perishes, and no man lays 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%

    10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

  • Isa 3:11
    72%

    11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

  • Prov 15:6
    72%

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

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

  • Ps 37:39
    72%

    39 But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 28:12
    72%

    12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

  • Eccl 8:14
    72%

    14 There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous 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%

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

  • Prov 25:26
    72%

    26 Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

  • Prov 10:24
    72%

    24 What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

  • Prov 29:27
    72%

    27 A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

  • Prov 13:9
    71%

    9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.