Proverbes 28:28

28 Quand les méchants s'élèvent, chacun se cache; Et quand ils périssent, les justes se multiplient.

Proverbes 28:28 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves
When wicked men are raised to places of power and authority, rich men hide themselves, lest they should become a prey to them; and good men hide themselves, that they may not be put to death by them; or as ashamed to behold their evil actions; (See Gill on Proverbs 28:12); but when they perish;
wicked men, either by a natural or violent death; or perish as to their authority and power, being turned out of their places: the righteous increase;
such who before hid themselves appear, and, being put into the places of the wicked, encourage truth and righteousness, by which means the number of good men is multiplied; and which is a great happiness to a nation, and shows the usefulness and advantage that good magistrates are of unto it.

Proverbes 28:28 In-Context

26 Celui qui a confiance dans son propre coeur est un insensé, Mais celui qui marche dans la sagesse sera sauvé.

27 Celui qui donne au pauvre n'éprouve pas la disette, Mais celui qui ferme les yeux est chargé de malédictions.

28 Quand les méchants s'élèvent, chacun se cache; Et quand ils périssent, les justes se multiplient.