When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.
In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth.
Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
Voices3
"And the expectation of the diligent will perish." Similarly, there is one kind of diligence with which the good are always girded to fulfill God's commandments; another, with which the wicked, when they sin knowingly, fear diligently lest they someday be seized for eternal punishment. …
Bede· Commentary on Proverbs, 735patristic
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Significant words, as showing the belief that when the righteous died, his expectation (i. e., his hope for the future) did not perish. The second clause is rendered by some, the expectation that brings sorrow.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
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And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors,…
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Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
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Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
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Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
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Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
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The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
