Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of vniust men perisheth.
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- Proverbs 10:28Rank 1 from verse 7
- Job 8:13–14Rank 2 from verse 7
13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
13So are the paths of all that forget God, and the *hypocrites hope shall perish:
14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be †a spiders web.
- Exodus 15:9–10Rank 4 from verse 7
9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
10Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
9The enemie said, I will pursue, I wil ouertake, I wil diuide the spoile: my lust shall be satisfied vpon them: I will draw my sword, mine hand shall ‖destroy them.
10Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea couered them, they sanke as lead in the mighty waters.
- Luke 12:19–20Rank 5 from verse 7
19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
19And I will say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods layd vp for many yeeres, take thine ease, eate, drinke, and be merry.
20But God said vnto him, Thou foole, this night †thy soule shal be required of thee: then whose shal those things be which thou hast prouided?
- Proverbs 14:32Rank 6 from verse 7
- Psalms 146:4Rank 7 from verse 7
- Ezekiel 28:9Rank 8 from verse 7
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Proverbs 11:7
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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expectation
1. A looking or waiting for something anticipated; hope. 2. That which is looked to or relied upon.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.
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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.
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Sense 1: Not right, fair, lawful, honest, or equitable; unrighteous, wicked, fraudulent, partial, or withholding what is due. Sense 2: A person so acting.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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11:6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
11:6*The righteousnesse of the vpright shall deliuer them: but transgressours shall be taken in their owne naughtinesse.
11:7When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
11:7When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of vniust men perisheth.
Selected passage11:8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
11:8*The righteous is deliuered out of trouble, and the wicked commeth in his stead.