Proverbs 11:8-10

Easy-to-Read Version

⁸Good people escape from trouble, but the wicked come along and are trapped by it.

⁹With their words hypocrites can destroy their neighbors. But with what they know, good people can escape.

¹⁰When good people are successful, the whole city is happy, and they all shout with joy when evil people are destroyed.

Proverbs 11:8-10

New International Version

⁸The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.^(A)

⁹With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.^(B)

¹⁰When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;^(C)
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.^(D)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)