New English Translation
Proverbs 11:10
10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is 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 person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead. 9With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered. When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy. 11A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked. 12The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.
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בְּט֣וּב צַ֭דִּיקִים תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ קִרְיָ֑ה וּבַאֲבֹ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים רִנָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 11:10
- Proverbs 28:12When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.
- Esther 8:15Now Mordecai went out from the king’s presence in purple and white royal attire, with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle. The city of Susa shouted with joy.
- Exodus 15:21Miriam sang in response to them, “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.”
- Judges 5:31May all your enemies perish like this, O Lord! But may those who love you shine like the rising sun at its brightest!” And the land had rest for forty years.
- Job 27:23It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place.
- Psalms 58:10The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Revelation 19:1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power 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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