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Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom tradition addresses a general audience in Israel, placing this maxim within a chapter contrasting the immediate outcomes of righteous and wicked conduct. The words — תּוֹחֶלֶת/tochelet denotes hope or expectation, while תֹּאבֵד/toved means it is lost or perishes. The thread — The collapse of the wicked’s expectations recurs in Job 8:13, while the connection between hope and joy appears in Romans 15:13. Why it lands — The text states that righteous hope yields joy while wicked expectations end in ruin, requiring readers to examine the moral foundation of their own pursuits before judging the outcome.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Cross-references
- Job 8:13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
- Psalms 73:24 You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
- Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Proverbs 11:7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
- Job 11:20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
- Psalms 112:10 The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Proverbs 14:32 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
- Romans 5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
- Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,