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Proverbs 11:10
10When righteous people do well, everyone in the city is happy. And people shout with joy when wicked people die.
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
8Righteous people escape from trouble. The trouble happens to wicked people instead. 9People who do not respect God say things that destroy their friends. But the knowledge that righteous people have keeps them safe. When righteous people do well, everyone in the city is happy. And people shout with joy when wicked people die. 11A city becomes great when honest men bring God's blessing to it. But when wicked people give bad advice, they will destroy the city. 12When someone insults his neighbour, it shows that he is foolish. But a wise person stays quiet.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:10 word by word
בְּט֣וּב צַ֭דִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ קִרְיָ֑ה וּבַאֲבֹ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים רִנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 11:10
- Proverbs 28:12When righteous people have power, everybody is happy. But when wicked people have power, good people run away to hide.
- Esther 8:15Then Mordecai left the king's palace. He was wearing royal clothes that were purple and white. He had a large gold crown on his head. He wore a beautiful coat made from purple linen. The people in Susa city shouted with joy because of the new law.
- Exodus 15:21This is the song that she sang: ‘Sing to the Lord, because he has shown his great power. He threw horses and their riders into the sea.’
- Judges 5:31I pray that all your enemies will die as Sisera died, Lord! But I pray that those who love you will shine brightly. May they be strong like the sun at dawn.’ After that, there was peace in Israel for 40 years.
- Job 27:23The cruel wind laughs at them as they run away in fear.’
- Psalms 58:10When God punishes those wicked people, righteous people will be very happy. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked people!
- Revelation 19:1After these things, I heard a sound like the voices of a great crowd of people in heaven. They were shouting, ‘Praise the Lord our God! He has saved us! He is very powerful! We say that he is great!
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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