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Proverbs 28:12
12When righteous people triumph, there is great glory, but when wicked people rise, people hide themselves.
Proverbs 28:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
- New International Version (NIV)When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory; But when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.
Context of Proverbs 28:12
10Whoever leads decent people into evil will fall into his own pit, but innocent people will inherit good things. 11A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a poor person with understanding sees right through him. When righteous people triumph, there is great glory, but when wicked people rise, people hide themselves. 13Whoever covers over his sins does not prosper. Whoever confesses and abandons them receives compassion. 14Blessed is the one who is always fearful ⌞of sin⌟, but whoever is hard-hearted falls into disaster.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:12 word by word
בַּעֲלֹ֣ץ צַ֭דִּיקִים רַבָּ֣ה תִפְאָ֑רֶת וּבְק֥וּם רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְחֻפַּ֥שׂ אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:12
- Proverbs 28:28When wicked people rise, people hide. When they die, righteous people increase.
- Proverbs 11:10When righteous people prosper, a city is glad. When wicked people die, there are songs of joy.
- Proverbs 29:2When righteous people increase, the people ⌞of God⌟ rejoice, but when a wicked person rules, everybody groans.
- 1 Chronicles 15:25So David, the leaders of Israel, and the army’s commanders joyfully went to get the ark of the Lord’s promise from Obed Edom’s house.
- 1 Chronicles 16:7For the first time David entrusted Asaph and his relatives with the task of singing songs of thanks to the Lord:
- 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God!” So the whole assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors and knelt in front of the Lord and the king.
- 2 Chronicles 7:10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon dismissed the people to their tents. They rejoiced with cheerful hearts for all the blessings the Lord had given David, Solomon, and his people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 30:22Hezekiah spoke encouraging words to all the Levites who had the skills to serve the Lord. They ate the festival meals for seven days, sacrificed fellowship offerings, and confessed their sins to the Lord God of their ancestors.
- Esther 8:15Mordecai went out from the presence of the king wearing the royal violet and white robe, a large gold crown, and a purple outer robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa cheered and rejoiced.
- Job 29:11“⌞Any⌟ ears that heard me blessed me. ⌞Any⌟ eyes that saw me spoke well of me,
- Luke 19:37By this time he was coming near the place where the road went down the Mount of Olives. Then the whole crowd of disciples began to praise God for all the miracles they had seen.
- 1 Samuel 24:11My master, look at this! The border of your robe is in my hand! Since I cut off the border of your robe and didn’t kill you, you should know and be able to see I mean no harm or rebellion. I haven’t sinned against you, but you are trying to ambush me in order to take my life.
- 1 Kings 17:3“Leave here, turn east, and hide beside the Cherith River, which is east of the Jordan River.
- 1 Kings 18:13Haven’t you heard what I did when Jezebel killed the Lord’s prophets? Haven’t you heard how I hid 100 of the Lord’s prophets in caves? I hid 50 prophets in each cave and provided bread and water for them.
- 1 Kings 19:3Frightened, Elijah fled to save his life. He came to Beersheba in Judah and left his servant there.
- Ecclesiastes 10:6Foolish people are often given high positions, and rich people are left to fill lower positions.
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12When righteous men do rejoice - When true religion is no longer persecuted, and the word of God duly esteemed, there is great glory; for the word of the Lord has then free course, runs, and is glorified: but when the wicked rise - when they are elevated to places of trust, and put at the head of civil affairs, then the righteous man is obliged to hide himself; the word of the Lord becomes scarce, and there is no open vision. The first was the case in this…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12There is great glory - Men array themselves in festive apparel, and show their joy conspicuously. A man is hidden - Better, men hide themselves, they shrink and cower for fear, and yet are hunted out.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12Verse 12 There is glory in the land when the righteous have liberty.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12when the wicked rise: See also Proverbs 28:28.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. great glory--or, cause for it to a people, for the righteous rejoice in good, and righteousness exalts a nation (Pr 14:34). a man ... hidden--that is, the good retire, or all kinds try to escape a wicked rule.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- 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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