American Standard Version
Proverbs 29:6
6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare;But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Proverbs 29:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
- New International Version (NIV)Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.
- English Standard Version (ESV)An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By transgression an evil man is snared, But the righteous sings and rejoices.
Context of Proverbs 29:6
4The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it. 5A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice. 7The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it. 8Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:6 word by word
בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁע אִ֣ישׁ רָ֣ע מוֹקֵ֑שׁ וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק יָר֥וּן וְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 29:6
- Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
- Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
- Proverbs 12:13In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
- Job 18:7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
- Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
- Isaiah 8:14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- 2 Timothy 2:26and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.
- Psalms 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
- Psalms 118:15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
- Psalms 132:16Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
- Romans 5:2through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
- James 1:2Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;
- 1 Peter 1:8whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
- 1 John 1:4and these things we write, that our joy may be made full.
Commentaries on Proverbs 29:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6While the offence of the wicked, rising out of a confirmed habit of evil, becomes snare for his destruction; the righteous, even if he offend, is forgiven and can still rejoice in his freedom from condemnation. The second clause is taken by some as entirely contrasted with the first; it expresses the joy of one whose conscience is void of offence, and who is in no danger of falling into the snare.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6Verse 6 Transgressions always end in vexations. Righteous men walk at liberty, and walk in safety.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. In--or, "By" the transgression--he is brought into difficulty (Pr 12:13), but the righteous go on prospering, and so sing or rejoice.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 29
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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