Proverbs 11:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. | When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. | When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in [the] prosperity of | בְּט֣וּב | be-TUV | H2898 | goodnessטוּב (tuv) 1) goods, good things, goodness 1a) good things 1b) goods, property 1c) fairness, beauty, joy, prosperity, goodness (abstract) 1d) goodness (of taste, discernment) 1e) goodness (of God) (abstract) |
| righteous [people] | צַ֭דִּיקִים | TZA-di-kim | H6662 | righteousצַדִּיק (tsad.diq) 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful |
| it rejoices | תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ | ta-'a-LOTZ | H5970 | to rejoiceעָלַץ (a.lats) 1) to rejoice, exult 1a) (Qal) to exult |
| a town | קִרְיָ֑ה | kir-YAH | H7151 | townקִרְיָה (qir.yah) city Aramaic of qir.yah (קִרְיָה "town" H7151) |
| and when perish | וּבַאֲבֹ֖ד | u-va-'a-VOD | H0006 | to perishאָבַד (a.vad) 1) perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) perish, die, be exterminated 1a2) perish, vanish (fig.) 1a3) be lost, strayed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate 1b2) to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.) 1b3) cause to stray, lose 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to destroy, put to death 1c1a) of divine judgment 1c2) object name of kings (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (אֲבַד "to destroy" H0007) |
| wicked [people] | רְשָׁעִ֣ים | re-sha-'IM | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
| a shout of joy | רִנָּֽה׃ | ri-NAH | H7440 | cryרִנָּה (rin.nah) 1) ringing cry 1a) of entreaty, supplication 1b) in proclamation, joy, praise |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.