Proverbs 11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead. Thus do these two classes change places in the dispensations of God. The same Providence often marks Divine faithfulness and retributive justice. The Israelites were delivered out of the trouble of the Red Sea; the Egyptians came in their stead. Mordecai was delivered from the gallows; Haman was hanged upon it. The noble confessors in Babylon were saved from the fire; their executioners were "slain" by it. Daniel was preserved from the lions; his accusers were devoured by them. Peter was snatched from death; his jailors and persecutors were condemned. Thus "precious in the sight of the Lord is" the life, no less than "the death, of his saints." To what source but his own free and sovereign love can we trace this special estimation? (C. Bridges.) Parallel Verses KJV: The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.WEB: A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place. |
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