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Proverbs 11:10
When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wise author addresses a general audience within a structured collection of instructional sayings, positioning this observation between the ungodly man’s destructive speech and the upright man’s life-building blessing.
The words — תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ (ta.'a.Lotz) = it rejoices and רִנָּֽה (ri.Nah) = a shout of joy denote the community’s vocal reaction to the downfall of the wicked.
The thread — This pattern of communal reaction to moral outcomes runs in Proverbs 28:12, Psalms 58:10, and Esther 8:15.
Why it lands — The text states that a city’s welfare directly mirrors the fate of its righteous and wicked inhabitants, requiring readers to evaluate community health by observable moral reality rather than political convenience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 28:12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
- Psalms 58:10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Esther 8:15 Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
- Judges 5:31 So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
- Proverbs 28:28 When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
- Exodus 15:21 And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
- Job 27:23 It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
- Revelation 19:1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!