Proverbs 11:7
When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.
In context
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust. 7 When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too. 8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.
9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. 10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 11:7 in the KJV
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: And the hope of unjust men perisheth.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 11:7 in the NIV
Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.