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Proverbs 11:10
10When it goes well for the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Proverbs 11:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
- New International Version (NIV)When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
Context of Proverbs 11:10
8The righteous is rescued from trouble, And the wicked takes his place. 9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued. When it goes well for the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. 11By the blessing [of the influence] of the upright the city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down. 12He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent.
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בְּט֣וּב צַ֭דִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ קִרְיָ֑ה וּבַאֲבֹ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים רִנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:10
- Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory and celebration; But when the wicked rise [to prominence], men hide themselves.
- Esther 8:15Then Mordecai departed from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, with a large crown of gold and with a robe of fine linen and purple wool; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
- Exodus 15:21Miriam answered them, “Sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously and is highly exalted; The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.”
- Judges 5:31So let all Your enemies perish, O Lord; But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” And the land was at rest for forty years.
- Job 27:23People will clap their hands at him [to mock and ridicule him] And hiss him out of his place.
- Psalms 58:10The [unyieldingly] righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance [of God]; He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like the great and mighty shout of a vast multitude in heaven, exclaiming, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory (splendor, majesty) and power (dominion, might) belong to our God;
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10When it goeth well - An upright, pious, sensible man is a great blessing to the neighborhood where he resides, by his example, his advice, and his prayers. The considerate prize him on these accounts, and rejoice in his prosperity. But when the wicked perish, who has been a general curse by the contagion of his example and conversation, there is not only no regret expressed for his decease, but a general joy because God has removed him.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-11Verses 10-11 Nations prosper when wicked men are cast down.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Our actions, whether good or bad, impact the entire city (see Ecclesiastes 8:9–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. The last may be a reason for the first. Together, they set forth the relative moral worth of good and bad men.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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