Proverbs 11:8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead. All men have their troubles. The relation of the good and the bed to trouble is strikingly different. I. THE RIGHTEOUS ARE GOING OUT OF TROUBLE. The troubles of the righteous arise from physical infirmities, mental difficulties, secular anxieties, moral imperfections, social dishonesties, falsehoods, end bereavements. But the fact is, that they are being delivered out of these troubles. 1. Partially, they are being delivered out of trouble now. 2. Completely, they will be delivered out of all trouble at death. II. THE WICKED ARE GOING INTO TROUBLE. They are going deeper into trouble every step they take. They are forging thunderbolts and nursing storms. The trouble they are going into is unmitigated. (D. Thomas, D.D.) 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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