Dishonest Scales
Proverbs 11:10
In 11 translations
- BSB
- When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- KJV
- When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
- WEB
- When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
- ASV
- When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
- LSV
- A city exults in the good of the righteous, || And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
- YLT
- In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
- DBY
- When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
- DRC
- When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise.
- GNV
- In the prosperitie of the righteous the citie reioyceth, and when the wicked perish, there is ioye.
- JPS
- When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is joy.
- LXXE
- In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers:See Appendix which gives the Alexandrine text as: “[note - Part of verse 10.]— but at the destruction of the wicked there is exultation.”
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- בְּט֣וּב צַ֭דִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ קִרְיָ֑ה וּבַאֲבֹ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים רִנָּֽה׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν ἀγαθοῖς δικαίων κατώρθωσε πόλις,
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
- Psalms 58:10–11The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the…
- Esther 8:15–16Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. For the Jews it was a time of…
- Proverbs 28:28When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
- Judges 5:31So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
- Job 27:23It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
- Exodus 15:21And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
- Revelation 19:1–7After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute…
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