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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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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

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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