Proverbs 10:28

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

Proverbs 10:28 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
English Standard Version (ESV)
28 The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
New Living Translation (NLT)
28 The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
The Message Bible (MSG)
28 The aspirations of good people end in celebration; the ambitions of bad people crash.
American Standard Version (ASV)
28 The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
28 The hope of righteous people [leads to] joy, but the eager waiting of wicked people comes to nothing.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
28 Those who do right can expect joy. But the hopes of sinners are bound to fail.

Proverbs 10:28 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness
Or, "[is] gladness" F23; it is now attended with joy; he has a pleasure in the exercise of the grace of hope as to future things; he rejoices in hope of the glory of God, and is enabled to hold fast the rejoicing of his hope firm unto the end, ( Romans 5:2 ) ( Hebrews 3:6 ) ; and the issue of his hope will be an abundant entrance into the joy of his Lord; a being brought into his presence, in which is fulness of joy; he is not ashamed of his hope now, and he will not be disappointed hereafter; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish;
his hope and expectation, either of riches, and honour, and pleasure in this world, or of a long life in it; or of happiness in the other, and of escaping the wrath of God, and the vengeance of eternal fire; all which, being grounded on a wrong bottom, shall be frustrated; see ( Job 8:13 ) ( 11:20 ) ( 27:8 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F23 "Est", Pagninus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Michaelis.

Proverbs 10:28 In-Context

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
27 The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29 The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30 The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Esther 7:10; S Job 8:13; Psalms 112:10; Proverbs 11:7
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