Focused Passage

Proverbs 11:10

Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order

The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10 When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

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Verse 10

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When the righteous צַ֭דִּיקִים H6662 Adjective - masculine plural thrive בְּט֣וּב H2898 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the city קִרְיָ֑ה H7151 Noun - feminine singular rejoices תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ H5970 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular and when the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural perish וּבַאֲבֹ֖ד H6 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct there are shouts of joy רִנָּֽה׃ H7440 Noun - feminine singular

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