Proverbs 11:8
What does Proverbs 11:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 11:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The righteous is delivered out of trouble; And the wicked cometh in his stead.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The righteous is delivered out of trouble; And the wicked cometh in his stead.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 6:23
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 manner of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God.
- Isaiah 43:3
For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead.
- Esther 7:9
Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him thereon.
- Proverbs 21:18
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherouscomethin the stead of the upright.
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