Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The ungodly is afraid of every peril; but the righteous hath a good hope even in death.

New American Standard Bible

The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

King James Version

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

Holman Bible

The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

An evil man is thrust down in his evil-doing, but a righteous man has hope in his death.

American Standard Version

The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

Amplified


The wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has hope and confidence and a refuge [with God] even in death.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, even in his death.

Julia Smith Translation

The unjust one shall be driven away in his evil: and the just one trusted in his death.

King James 2000

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous has hope in his death.

Lexham Expanded Bible

By his evildoing, the wicked will be overthrown, and the righteous will find refuge in his death.

Modern King James verseion

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.

NET Bible

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

By his own wickedness, shall the lawless man, be thrust down, but the righteous, seeketh refuge in his integrity.

Webster

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death is the righteous.

Interlinear

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

דּחח דּחה 
Dachah 
Usage: 10

but the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

חסה 
Chacah 
to trust, to make a refuge, have hope
Usage: 37

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

31 He that doth a poor man wrong, blasphemeth his maker; but whoso hath pity of the poor, doth honour unto God. 32 The ungodly is afraid of every peril; but the righteous hath a good hope even in death. 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; and he will teach them that are unlearned.



Cross References

2 Timothy 4:18

And the Lord shall deliver me from all evil doing, and shall keep me unto his heavenly kingdom. To whom be praise for ever and ever. Amen.

Genesis 49:18

After thy saving look I, LORD.

2 Corinthians 1:9

Also we received an answer of death in ourselves, and that was done because we should not put our trust in ourselves, but in God, which raiseth the dead to life again -

2 Corinthians 5:8

Nevertheless we are of good comfort, and had rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

Job 13:15

Lo, though he slay me, yet will I put my trust in him. But if I shew and reprove mine own ways in his sight,

Job 19:25-27

"For I am sure that my redeemer liveth, and that I shall rise out of the earth in the latter day:

Psalm 23:4

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff comfort me.

Psalm 37:37

Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last.

Job 18:18

he shall be driven from the light into darkness, and cast clean out of the world.

Job 27:20-22

Destruction taketh hold upon him as a water flood, and the tempest stealeth him away in the night season.

Psalm 16:11

Thou shalt show me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy, and at thy righthand there is pleasure for evermore.

Psalm 17:15

They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. But as for me, I shall behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.

Psalm 58:9

As a green thorn kindled with fire goeth out before your pots be made hot; even so, let a furious rage bring him to nought.

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore shall his destruction come hastily upon him: suddenly shall he be all broken, and not healed.

Proverbs 24:16

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the ungodly fall into wickedness.

Daniel 5:26-30

Now the interpretation of the thing is this: Mene, God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end.

Luke 2:29

"Lord, Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy promise.

John 8:21

Then said Jesus again unto them, "I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins. Whither I go thither can ye not come."

John 8:24

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins. For except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins."

Romans 9:22

Even so, God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, suffered with long patience the vessels of wrath, ordained to damnation,

1 Corinthians 15:55-58

"Death where is thy sting? Hell where is thy victory?"

Philippians 1:21

For Christ is to me life, and death is to me advantage.

Philippians 1:23

I am constrained of two things. I desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which thing is best of all:

1 Thessalonians 5:3

For when they shall say, "Peace, no danger," then cometh on them sudden destruction, as the travailing of a woman with child, and they shall not escape.

Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead, which hereafter die in the Lord: Even so, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; but their works shall follow them.'"

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