Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
Cross-references
Proverbs 12:13 repeats the motif: the wicked trapped by their own words, the righteous escape—a parallel wisdom saying.
In Proverbs 11:8, the wicked walks into trouble instead of being delivered — a different consequence but still about their end.
In Esther 7:9, the gallows built for Mordecai become the instrument for Haman's own execution, illustrating the wicked falling into their own trap.
Esther 7:10 explicitly fulfills the proverb: Haman is hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai, the wicked comes into his place.
Daniel 6:24 shows the accusers cast into the lions' den, the very trouble they intended for Daniel—the wicked come into his place.
Psalm 141:10 echoes the same principle: the wicked are caught in their own nets while the righteous escape, a near-parallel to the proverb.
In Daniel 3:22, the righteous (Shadrach etc.) are delivered while the wicked executioners die—mirroring the proverb's pattern.