Verse Comparison: Proverbs 11:8
American Standard Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.
Amplified® Bible
The [uncompromisingly] righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
Contemporary English Version
Trouble goes right past the LORD's people and strikes the wicked.
Darby English Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Good News Bible
The righteous are protected from trouble; it comes to the wicked instead.
King James Version
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
New American Standard Bible
The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place.
New International Version
The righteous man is rescued from trouble,
and it comes on the wicked instead.
New King James Version
The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
God delivers the righteous from trouble, But the wicked takes his place.
Revised Standard Version
The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
Young's Literal Translation
The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
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