Focused Passage

Proverbs 11:8

Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order

The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

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Verse 8

Original words

The righteous man צַ֭דִּיק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular is delivered נֶחֱלָ֑ץ H2502 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from trouble מִצָּרָ֣ה H6869 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular in his place תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ H8478 Preposition | third person masculine singular the wicked man רָשָׁ֣ע H7563 Adjective - masculine singular goes in וַיָּבֹ֖א H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

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