Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Proverbs 11:7
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Proverbs11:7
7. expectation ... perish--for death cuts short all his plans (Lu 16:25).
hope of unjust--better, "hope of wealth," or "power" (compare Is 40:29, Hebrew). This gives an advance on the sentiment of the first clause. Even hopes of gain die with him.
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