8The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.


In Context

5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.

7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.

9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.

Proverbs 11:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:8The righteous man is rescued from trouble, and it comes on the wicked instead.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:8The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:8A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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