Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
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Before · Proverbs 11:5–6
5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
7When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.