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Proverbs 11:7 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Proverbs 11:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 11 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.”
Proverbs 11:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 11:7
This sobering proverb announces the death of hope for the wicked. "When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish" declares the moment of ultimate reckoning. Rasha (רָשָׁע, wicked) describes the habitually ungodly. "Expectation" (tiqvah, תִּקְוָה) means hope, thing waited for, confident expectation. For the wicked, death doesn't fulfill hopes but annihilates them—toved (תֹּאבֵד, shall perish, be destroyed).The parallel clause intensifies: "and the hope of unjust men perisheth." Tokhelet aven (תּוֹחֶלֶת אָוֶן, hope of iniquity or hope of wicked men) emphasizes the futility of ungodly asp...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 11:7
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“but the hope of the wicked will perish.”
“'I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword”
“but in death”
“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'”
“and he returns to the earth. In that very day”
“I am God? but you are man”