Proverbs 28:12
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
Proverbs 28:12 in other translations
| BSB | When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. |
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| WEB | When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. |
| ASV | When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. |
| YLT | In the exulting of the righteous the glory is abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive. |
| DARBY | When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men conceal themselves. |
| BBE | When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen. |
| Webster | When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. |
What does Proverbs 28:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Proverbs 28:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 28:12
- Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
- Proverbs 11:10
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
- Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
- Esther 8:15-17
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
- Job 29:11-20
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. …
- Hebrews 11:37-38
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
- 2 Chronicles 30:22-27
And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the Lord: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers. And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness. For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. …
- 2 Chronicles 7:10
And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
- Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
- 1 Kings 18:13
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
- 1 Chronicles 16:7-36
Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. …
- 1 Chronicles 29:20-22
And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king. And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel: And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Proverbs 28:11
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
- Proverbs 28:12
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
- Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Proverbs 28:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cuando los justos se alegran, grande es la gloria; mas cuando los impíos son levantados, es buscado el hombre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quand les justes se réjouissent il y a beaucoup de gloire; mais quand les méchants se lèvent, les hommes se cachent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn die Gerechten frohlocken, ist die Pracht groß; wenn aber die Gesetzlosen emporkommen, verstecken sich die Menschen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In exsultatione justorum multa gloria est; regnantibus impiis, ruinæ hominum. |