Proverbs 11:8
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The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
In other translations
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
Hebrew words
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