Proverbs 11:7
“When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish,.... His expectation of a longer life, of getting more riches,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Significant words, as showing the belief that when the righteous died, his “expectation” (i. e., his hope for the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. Even wicked men, while they live, may keep up a confident expectation of a happiness when they die, or at least…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
unjustmen] iniquity, R.V. Comp. Hos 9:4, where the expression "bread of mourners" (the same Heb. word) may be "the…
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