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Proverbs 11:8 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place. "
Proverbs 11:8
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6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
7 When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
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As in death, so sometimes in life, the righteous are greatly favored and the wicked are brought low. Good people are helped out of trouble that seemed hopeless, and their feet are set in a wide place (Psalm 66:12; Psalm 34:19). God can still deliver his people when they have given up hope and their enemies seem to have won, as if the wilderness had trapped them.
At the same time, the wicked can fall into the very troubles they thought were far away from them. Sometimes they even fall into the trouble they helped bring on the righteous, as if they were given in exchange for them. Mordecai was saved from the gallows, Daniel from the lions' den, and Peter from prison, while those who opposed them came to ruin instead. Israel was delivered through the Red Sea, while the Egyptians were drowned in it. The saints are so precious in God's sight that he gives people in exchange for them (Isaiah 43:3-4).
From This Chapter
Proverbs 11:1
"A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but accurate weights are his delight."
Proverbs 11:2
"When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom."
Proverbs 11:3
"The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them."
Proverbs 11:4
"Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death."
Proverbs 11:5
"The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness."
Proverbs 11:6
"The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires."
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