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Proverbs 11:7-11 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

7. With the death of a wicked person, hope will die, and the expectation of the godless perishes.

8. The righteous is delivered from trouble, but the wicked enters into it.

9. With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

10. When good is with the righteous, the city rejoices, and with the perishing of the wicked, jubilation.

11. By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.