Proverbs 11:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 11:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 11:8 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 11:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 11:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.”

Proverbs 11:8 — World English Bible

Proverbs 11:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The righteous is delivered out of trouble; And the wicked cometh in his stead.”

Proverbs 11:8 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 11:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 11:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 11:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 11:8 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 11:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his steade.”

Proverbs 11:8 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 11:8 in Context — Proverbs 11

6 La justicia de los rectos los librará: mas los pecadores en su pecado serán presos.

7 Cuando muere el hombre impío, perece [su] esperanza; y la espectativa de los malos perecerá.

8 El justo es librado de la tribulación: mas el impío viene en lugar suyo.

9 El hipócrita con la boca daña á su prójimo: mas los justos son librados con la sabiduría.

10 En el bien de los justos la ciudad se alegra: mas cuando los impíos perecen, hay fiestas.

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What Does Proverbs 11:8 Mean?

Proverbs 11:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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