Proverbs 11 · Verse 7

Proverbs 11:7

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

Proverbs 11:7 in other translations

BSBWhen the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
WEBWhen a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
ASVWhen a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.
YLTIn the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
DARBYWhen a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil men perisheth.
BBEAt the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.
WebsterWhen a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

What does Proverbs 11:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. expectation ... perish--for death cuts short all his plans (Lu 16:25). hope of unjust--better, "hope of wealth," or "power" (compare Is 40:29, Hebrew). This gives an advance on the sentiment of the first clause. Even hopes of gain die with him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 When a wicked man dieth - Hope is a great blessing to man in his present state of trial and suffering; because it leads him to expect a favorable termination of his ills. But hope was not made for the wicked; and yet they are the very persons that most abound in it! They hope to be saved, and get at last to the kingdom of God; though they have their face towards perdition, and refuse to turn. But their hope goes no farther than the grave. There the wicked man's expectation is cut off, and his hope perishes. But to the saint, the penitent, and the cross-bearers in general, what a treasure is hope! What a balm through life!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
When a godly man dies, all his fears vanish; but when a wicked man dies, his hopes vanish.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 11:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּמ֤וֹתbe.Motat [the] death ofH4194
אָדָ֣ם'a.Dama personH120
רָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'wickedH7563
תֹּאבַ֣דto.Vadit is lostH6
תִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahhopeH8615
וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶתve.to.Che.letand [the] hope ofH8431
אוֹנִ֣ים'o.Nimstrength<s>H202
אָבָֽדָה\׃'a.Va.dahit perishesH6

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 11:7

  • Proverbs 10:28

    The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

  • Job 8:13-14

    So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish: Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.

  • Job 11:20

    But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

  • Exodus 15:9-10

    The 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. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

  • Psalms 146:4

    His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

  • Luke 12:19-20

    And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But 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?

  • Proverbs 14:32

    The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  • Ezekiel 28:9

    Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10:28; 14:32; Ex 15:9,10; Job 8:13,14; 11:20; Ps 146:4; Eze 28:9
Lu 12:19,20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 11:6

    The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

  • Proverbs 11:7

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

  • Proverbs 11:8

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

Read all of Proverbs 11

Proverbs 11:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cuando muere el hombre impío, perece su esperanza; y la espectativa de los malos perecerá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Quand l’homme méchant meurt, son espérance périt, et l’attente des iniques périt.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn ein gesetzloser Mensch stirbt, wird seine Hoffnung zunichte, und die Erwartung der Frevler ist zunichte geworden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Mortuo homine impio, nulla erit ultra spes, et exspectatio sollicitorum peribit.