Cross references

Proverbs 11:7

When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes,

and the hope of his strength vanishes.

Proverbs 11:7 BSB

Proverbs 11:7 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 10:28 (6 votes) and Job 8:13–14 (5 votes). 5 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Genesis 7 to John 8.

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Which verses does Proverbs 11:7 point to?

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  1. The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

  2. Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish. His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.

  3. Job 11:203 votes

    But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

  4. The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’ But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

  5. When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

  6. The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

  7. Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

  8. Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

Which verses point to Proverbs 11:7?

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