Proverbs 28:12

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

10He who leads the upright astray in an evil way Will himself fall into his own pit, But the blameless will inherit good. 11The rich man is wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding sees through him. When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. 13He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. 14How blessed is the man who fears always, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

Proverbs 28:12 word by word

בַּעֲלֹ֣ץ צַ֭דִּיקִים רַבָּ֣ה תִפְאָ֑רֶת וּבְק֥וּם רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְחֻפַּ֥שׂ אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• triumphעָלַץ‛âlats · to rejoiceH5970
• there is greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• gloryתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
• when the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• riseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• hideחָפַשׂchâphaώ · to searchH2664

Cross-references for Proverbs 28:12

• Proverbs 28:28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.
• Proverbs 11:10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
• Proverbs 29:2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.
• 1 Chronicles 15:25So it was David, with the elders of Israel and the captains over thousands, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with joy.
• 1 Chronicles 16:7Then on that day David first assigned Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed low and did homage to the Lord and to the king.
• 2 Chronicles 7:10Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, rejoicing and happy of heart because of the goodness that the Lord had shown to David and to Solomon and to His people Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 30:22Then Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who showed good insight in the things of the Lord. So they ate for the appointed seven days, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their fathers.
• Esther 8:15Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
• Job 29:11For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
• Luke 19:37As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,
• 1 Samuel 24:11Now, my father, see! Indeed, see the edge of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the edge of your robe and did not kill you, know and perceive that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait for my life to take it.
• 1 Kings 17:3“Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
• 1 Kings 18:13Has it not been told to my master what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, that I hid a hundred prophets of the Lord by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water?
• 1 Kings 19:3And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
• Ecclesiastes 10:6folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.

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