King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 11:7
“When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 11
5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.
7
When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust [men] perisheth.
8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
9
An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.