Proverbs

Proverbs 11:10–11

¹⁰When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices,

and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

¹¹By the blessing of the upright a city is built up,

but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the righteous	צַ֭דִּיקִים	ṣad·dî·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous
thrive	בְּט֣וּב	bə·ṭūḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2898 good things, goods, goodness
the city	קִרְיָ֑ה	qir·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7151 town, city
rejoices	תַּעֲלֹ֣ץ	ta·‘ă·lōṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5970 rejoice, exult
and when the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
perish	וּבַאֲבֹ֖ד	ū·ḇa·’ă·ḇōḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6 perish
there are shouts of joy	רִנָּֽה׃	rin·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7440 ringing cry

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By the blessing	בְּבִרְכַּ֣ת	bə·ḇir·kaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1293 blessing
of the upright	יְ֭שָׁרִים	yə·šā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3477 straight, right
a city	קָ֑רֶת	qā·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7176 town, city
is built up	תָּר֣וּם	tā·rūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
but by the mouth	וּבְפִ֥י	ū·ḇə·p̄î	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the wicked	רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
it is torn down	תֵּהָרֵֽס׃	tê·hā·rês	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 11:10 Proverbs 28:12 · Psalm 58:10–11 · Esther 8:15–16

Proverbs 11:11 Proverbs 14:34 · Proverbs 29:8 · James 3:6 · Ecclesiastes 9:15 · Job 22:30 · 2 Chronicles 32:20–22

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.