Proverbs 10:28 Go deeper
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The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. (KJV)
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תּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.let[the] hope of
Lemma: תּוֹחֶ֫לֶת (to.che.let) · Strong's: H8431
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: hope
Used 6 times. Also: Job 41:9, Psalms 39:7, Proverbs 11:7, Proverbs 13:12, Lamentations 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8431; TAHOT Proverbs 10:28 word 1
צַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]
Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: righteous
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 10:28 word 2
שִׂמְחָ֑הsim.Chah[is] joy
Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: joy
Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Proverbs 10:28 word 3
וְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.Vatand [the] hope of
רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 10:28 word 5
תֹּאבֵֽד\׃to.Vedit is lost
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Proverbs 10:28 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The hope | → | תּוֹחֶ֫לֶת H8431 hope |
| of the righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| is joy | → | שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy |
| but the expectations | → | תִּקְוָה H8615B hope |
| of the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| will perish | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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