Proverbs
Proverbs 29:2
2When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice,
but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the righteous | צַ֭דִּיקִים | ṣad·dî·qîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
| flourish | בִּרְב֣וֹת | bir·ḇō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| the people | הָעָ֑ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| rejoice | יִשְׂמַ֣ח | yiś·maḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| but when the wicked | רָ֝שָׁ֗ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| rule | וּבִמְשֹׁ֥ל | ū·ḇim·šōl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| the people | עָֽם׃ | ‘ām | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| groan | יֵאָ֥נַֽח | yê·’ā·naḥ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H584 sigh, groan |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 28:12 · Proverbs 11:10 · Proverbs 28:28 · Esther 8:15 · Ecclesiastes 10:5 · Revelation 11:15 · Esther 3:15 · Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Isaiah 32:1–2 · Psalm 72:1–7 · Matthew 2:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.