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Proverbs 29:6
An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom author addresses readers observing daily community conduct, contrasting the immediate fallout of deceptive flattery with the divergent outcomes of the wicked and the righteous.
The words — מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.Kesh) means "a snare," depicting how transgression functions as a self-entrapment, while יָר֥וּן (ya.Run) translates as "he cries aloud" or sings, marking the righteous response.
The thread — The snare motif reappears in Ecclesiastes 9:12 and 2 Timothy 2:26 to describe inescapable capture, while the posture of singing to God is recorded in Exodus 15:1 following deliverance.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to acknowledge that wickedness manufactures its own captivity, while the righteous meet reality with open celebration rather than hidden evasion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Cross-references
- Exodus 15:1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
- Ecclesiastes 9:12 For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
- 2 Timothy 2:26 Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
- Job 18:7 His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
- Psalms 11:6 On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Psalms 97:11 Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
- Psalms 118:15 Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
- Psalms 132:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
- 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.
- 1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,