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Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

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בְּמ֤וֹתbemotin deadמָוֶתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in dead”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).אָדָ֣םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.רָ֭שָׁעrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תֹּאבַ֣דtovaddestroyאָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.תִּקְוָ֑הtiqvahexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “expectation”, the ordinary formH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶתvetocheletand hopeתּוֹחֶלֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and hope”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8431expectationhope.אוֹנִ֣יםonimidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).אָבָֽדָהavadahdestroyאָבַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish, and the hope of strength perisheth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

Young’s Literal Translation

In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.

World English Bible

When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.

Darby Translation

When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil [men] perisheth.

Douay-Rheims

When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish, and the hope of strength perisheth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τελευτήσαντος ἀνδρὸς δικαίου, οὐκ ὄλλυται ἐλπίς, τὸ δὲ καύχημα τῶν ἀσεβῶν ὄλλυται.