"The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.""Righteousness traces out blameless paths; but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing."[4] The New Testament echoes this truth in the words, "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." (Galatians 6:7). read more
"The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.""This is an emphatic reiteration of Proverbs 11:5. The indulgence of their passions destroys sinners."[5] Another rendition is, "The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires."[6] read more
"When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth."The Spanish Bible renders this: "Cuando el malvado muere, Mueren con el sus esparanzas e ilusiones."[7] "When the evil one dies, there dies with him his hopes and expectations (illusions)." read more
"The righteous is delivered out of trouble; And the wicked cometh in his stead."There is some ambiguity here, but the RSV clears it up: "The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead." "There are many examples in Scripture of where this has happened. Thus Haman was hanged on the gallows which he had erected for Mordecai (Esther 7:10), and Daniel's accusers perished in the lions' den from which Daniel was saved (Daniel 6:24)."[8] read more
"With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered."This knowledge by which the righteous man is delivered from the enmity of an evil neighbor was called by Keil, "That knowledge which makes them acquainted with men."[9] One must always suspect and reject the proposals and suggestions of men who are recognized as wicked. read more
Proverbs 11:7. And the hope of unjust men perisheth— His vain hope shall perish. Houbigant. Even his highest hope most grievously perisheth. Schultens. The LXX preserve the contrast in the verse more strongly: The just man dying, his hope doth not perish; but the boasting of a wicked man doth perish. read more
3. guide—to lead, as a shepherd (Proverbs 6:7; Psalms 78:52). perverseness—ill-nature. destroy—with violence. read more
4. (Compare :-). wrath—that is, of God. read more
5. direct—or, "make plain"; wicked ways are not plain ( :-). read more
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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 11:4
"Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death."The Good News Bible rendered "day of wrath" here as "day of death"; but in the light of Revelation 6:17, that day is "the day of the wrath of God," the judgment day. In this interpretation, the "day of death" from which righteousness delivers is the "second death." It is also true that riches are of no value in the day of death. read more