Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. New Living Translation The godly are rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. English Standard Version The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead. Berean Standard Bible The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in. King James Bible The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. New King James Version The righteous is delivered from trouble, And it comes to the wicked instead. New American Standard Bible The righteous is rescued from trouble, But the wicked takes his place. NASB 1995 The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place. NASB 1977 The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place. Legacy Standard Bible The righteous is rescued from distress, But the wicked takes his place. Amplified Bible The righteous is rescued from trouble, And the wicked takes his place. Christian Standard Bible The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in. Holman Christian Standard Bible The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in. American Standard Version The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The righteous is delivered from trouble and the evil one will enter in his place. Brenton Septuagint Translation A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place. Contemporary English Version Trouble goes right past the LORD's people and strikes the wicked. Douay-Rheims Bible The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him. English Revised Version The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. GOD'S WORD® Translation A righteous person is rescued from trouble, and a wicked person takes his place. Good News Translation The righteous are protected from trouble; it comes to the wicked instead. International Standard Version The righteous person is delivered from trouble; it comes upon the wicked instead. JPS Tanakh 1917 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead. Literal Standard Version The righteous is drawn out from distress, | And the wicked goes in instead of him. Majority Standard Bible The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in. New American Bible The just are rescued from a tight spot, but the wicked fall into it instead. NET Bible The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead. New Revised Standard Version The righteous are delivered from trouble, and the wicked get into it instead. New Heart English Bible A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place. Webster's Bible Translation The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. World English Bible A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place. Young's Literal Translation The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Dishonest Scales…7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes. 8The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in. 9With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.… Cross References Proverbs 11:7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes. Proverbs 11:9 With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued. Proverbs 12:13 An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble. Proverbs 21:18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. Treasury of Scripture The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead. Proverbs 21:18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. Esther 7:9,10 And 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… Isaiah 43:3,4 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee… Jump to Previous Delivered Distress Drawn Gets Instead Rescued Righteous Sinner Stead Trouble Upright WickedJump to Next Delivered Distress Drawn Gets Instead Rescued Righteous Sinner Stead Trouble Upright WickedProverbs 11 1. On Deception(8) The righteous is delivered out of trouble. . . .--That is, misfortunes pass by the righteous and fall upon the wicked. (Comp. Proverbs 21:18.) Or, it may mean that the righteous "is taken away from the evil to come "by death (Isaiah 57:1), the wicked lives on to suffer in his place.Verse 8. - Out of trouble; i.e. God is at hand to help the righteous out of straits (de angustia, Vulgate); or takes him away from the evil to come (Isaiah 57:1; Wisd. 4:10-14). Septuagint, "escapeth from the chase." In his stead (Proverbs 21:18). The evil from which the righteous is saved fails upon the wicked. As Abraham says to Dives in the parable, "He is comforted, but thou art tormented" (Luke 16:25). Of this substitution many instances occur in Scripture. Thus Haman was hanged on the gallows which he had erected for Mordecai (Esther 7:10); Daniel's accusers were cast into the den of lions from which he was saved (Daniel 6:24; comp. Isaiah 43:4). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The righteous manצַ֭דִּיק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous is delivered נֶחֱלָ֑ץ (ne·ḥĕ·lāṣ) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2502: To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen from trouble; מִצָּרָ֣ה (miṣ·ṣā·rāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival in his place תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ (taḥ·tāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the wicked man רָשָׁ֣ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person goes in. וַיָּבֹ֖א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Links Proverbs 11:8 NIVProverbs 11:8 NLT Proverbs 11:8 ESV Proverbs 11:8 NASB Proverbs 11:8 KJV Proverbs 11:8 BibleApps.com Proverbs 11:8 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 11:8 Chinese Bible Proverbs 11:8 French Bible Proverbs 11:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 11:8 A righteous person is delivered out (Prov. 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