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6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.
7 When a wicked man dies, his expectation will aperish,
And the hope of the unjust perishes. 
8 aThe righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead. 
9 The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
10 aWhen it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation. 
11 By the blessing of the upright the city is aexalted,
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Proverbs 11:8.

Proverbs 11:8-9

One method of detecting a hypocrite is by his unmerciful judgment of others.

He seeks to confirm his standing by destructively accusing others, and in doing so, he falls into self-deceit and therefore is a hypocrite. The more he finds fault in others, the more confident he becomes in his own worth, and the more easily he appeases his conscience regarding the inconsistency between his moral state and his actions, as well as the incongruity between his private life and his public ways.

Excerpted from When Actions Contradict Stated Beliefs

 
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