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Proverbs 11:8–11

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The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
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From verse 8

  1. Daniel 6:23–24Rank 1 from verse 8
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    23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, 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 believed in his God.

    24¶ And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

  2. Proverbs 21:18Rank 2 from verse 8
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    18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

  3. Esther 7:9–10Rank 3 from verse 8
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    9And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.

    10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

  4. Isaiah 43:3–4Rank 4 from verse 8
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    3For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

    4Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

From verse 9

  1. Proverbs 2:10–16Rank 1 from verse 9
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    10¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

    11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

    12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

    13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

    14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

    15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

    16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

  2. Proverbs 4:5–6Rank 2 from verse 9
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    5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

    6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

  3. 1 John 2:27Rank 3 from verse 9
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    27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

  4. 1 John 2:21Rank 4 from verse 9
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    21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

  5. 1 Timothy 4:1–3Rank 5 from verse 9
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    1NOW the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

    2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

    3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

From verse 10

  1. Proverbs 28:12Rank 1 from verse 10
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    12When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

  2. Esther 8:15–16Rank 2 from verse 10
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    15¶ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

    16The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

  3. Psalms 58:10–11Rank 3 from verse 10
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    10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

    11So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

  4. Judges 5:31Rank 4 from verse 10
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    31So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

  5. Proverbs 28:28Rank 5 from verse 10
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    28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

From verse 11

  1. Proverbs 14:34Rank 1 from verse 11
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    34Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

  2. Proverbs 29:8Rank 2 from verse 11
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    8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

  3. James 3:6Rank 3 from verse 11
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    6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

  4. 2 Chronicles 32:20–22Rank 4 from verse 11
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    20And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

    21¶ And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

    22Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.

  5. Ecclesiastes 9:15Rank 5 from verse 11
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    15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

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Proverbs 11:8

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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trouble

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Sense 1: Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty. Sense 2: To disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stead

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The place, position, office, or role occupied by one person or thing in substitution for another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 11:9

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

destroyeth

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Third-person singular present form of destroy. Sense 1: Ruins, demolishes, consumes, or lays waste. Sense 2: Kills or cuts off. Sense 3: Causes a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 11:10

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

perish

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shouting

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The act or sound of crying out loudly in joy, worship, harvest, alarm, battle, or tumult.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 11:11

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blessing

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Sense 1: The act or words of pronouncing good; divine favor. Sense 2: A benefit bestowed by God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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upright

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1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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exalted

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Raised, lifted up, set on high, promoted, honoured, magnified, praised, or increased in position, power, safety, expression, or estimation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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11:7When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

11:8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

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11:9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

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11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

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11:11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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11:12He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

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