Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing.

New American Standard Bible

When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.

King James Version

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

Holman Bible

When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth vanishes.

A Conservative Version

When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation shall perish, and the hope of iniquity perishes.

American Standard Version

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

Amplified


When the wicked man dies, his expectation will perish;
And the hope of [godless] strong men perishes.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil men perisheth.

Julia Smith Translation

In the death of an unjust man expectation shall perish: and the hope of the vain shall perish.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

With the death of a wicked person, hope will die, and the expectation of the godless perishes.

Modern King James verseion

When a wicked man dies, his hope shall perish; and the hope of evil ones shall be lost.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When an ungodly man dieth, his hope is gone; the confidence of riches shall perish.

NET Bible

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

When the lawless man dieth, his expectation, perisheth, and, the hope of strong men, hath vanished.

Webster

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

מות 
Maveth 
Usage: 156

תּקוה 
Tiqvah 
Usage: 34

and the hope
תּוחלת 
Towcheleth 
Usage: 6

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires. 7 When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing. 8 The righteous person is delivered from trouble; it comes upon the wicked instead.



Cross References

Proverbs 10:28

What the righteous hope for brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked dies.

Job 8:13-14

Such are the paths of everyone who forgets God the hope of the godless will be destroyed:

Exodus 15:9-10

"The enemy said, "I'll pursue them, I'll overtake them, I'll divide the spoil. I'll satisfy my anger on them, I'll draw my sword, and my hand will bring them to ruin.'

Job 11:20

But what the wicked look for will fail; their way of escape will be taken away from them; their only hope is to take their final breath."

Psalm 146:4

When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate!

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.

Ezekiel 28:9

Is that when you'll say, "I'm God' to the face of those who will be killing you? After all, you're a man, and have never been a god, especially when you're under the control of those who will defile you!

Luke 12:19-20

Then I'll say to myself, "You've stored up plenty of good things for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."'

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