Proverbs 11:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The righteousצַ֭דִּיק
(tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
is deliveredנֶחֱלָ֑ץ
(ne·che·latz;)
2502a: to draw off or out, withdrawa prim. root
from trouble,מִצָּרָ֣ה
(mi·tza·rah)
6869a: straits, distressfem. of tsar
But the wickedרָשָׁ֣ע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
takesוַיָּבֹ֖א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
his place.תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
(tach·tav.)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
is delivered out
chalats  (khaw-lats')
to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
of trouble
tsarah  (tsaw-raw')
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival -- adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
and the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
cometh
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
in his stead
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in.

International Standard Version
The righteous person is delivered from trouble; it comes upon the wicked instead.

NET Bible
The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The righteous is delivered from trouble and the evil one will enter in his place.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A righteous person is rescued from trouble, and a wicked person takes his place.

King James 2000 Bible
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead.
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