Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous do well, ¹  the city rejoices; ²  when the wicked perish, there is joy.

biblegateway Pro 11:10

When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

biblegateway Pro 11:10

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

biblegateway Pro 11:10

The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed; they shout for joy when the godless die.

biblegateway Pro 11:10

When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers; when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.

SABDAweb Pro 11:10

When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

bibleoremus Pro 11:10

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.

biblegateway Pro 11:10

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.

biblegateway Pro 11:10

When the righteous do well, ¹  the city rejoices; ²  when the wicked perish, there is joy.

¹ tn The text has “in the good [בְּטוֹב, bÿtov] of the righteous,” meaning when they do well, when they prosper. Cf. NCV, NLT “succeed”; TEV “have good fortune.”

² sn The verb תַּעֲלֹץ (ta’alots, “to rejoice; to exult”) is paralleled with the noun רִנָּה (rinnah, “ringing cry”). The descriptions are hyperbolic, except when the person who dies is one who afflicted society (e.g., 2 Kgs 11:20; Esth 8:15). D. Kidner says, “However drab the world makes out virtue to be, it appreciates the boon of it in public life” (Proverbs [TOTC], 91).