Proverbs 29 · Verse 6

Proverbs 29:6

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Proverbs 29:6, King James Version

Proverbs 29:6 in other translations

BSBAn evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
WEBAn evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.
ASVIn the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
YLTIn the transgression of the evil is a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
DARBYIn the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous shall sing and rejoice.
BBEIn the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.
WebsterIn the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

What does Proverbs 29:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. In--or, "By" the transgression--he is brought into difficulty (Pr 12:13), but the righteous go on prospering, and so sing or rejoice.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Transgressions always end in vexations. Righteous men walk at liberty, and walk in safety.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 29:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'[is] in [the] transgression ofH6588
אִ֣ישׁ'isha personH376
רָ֣עra'evilH7451
מוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.Kesha snareH4170
וְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.Dikand a righteous [person]H6662
יָר֥וּןya.Runhe cries aloudH7442
וְשָׂמֵֽחַ\׃ve.sa.Me.achand he rejoicesH8055

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 29:6

  • Exodus 15:1

    Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:12

    For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

  • 2 Timothy 2:26

    And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

  • Job 18:7-10

    The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

  • Psalms 132:16

    I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

  • Psalms 97:11

    Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

  • 1 Peter 1:8

    Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  • Romans 5:2-3

    By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

  • Psalms 118:15

    The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

  • Psalms 11:6

    Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

  • Proverbs 12:13

    The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

  • Proverbs 5:22

    His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the transgression.
5:22; 11:5,6; 12:13; Job 18:7-10; Ps 11:6; Isa 8:14,15; 2Ti 2:26
but.
Ps 97:11; 118:15; 132:16; Ro 5:2,3; Jas 1:2; 1Pe 1:8; 1Jo 1:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 29:5

    A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

  • Proverbs 29:6

    In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Proverbs 29:7

    The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

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Proverbs 29:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En la prevaricación del hombre malo hay lazo: mas el justo cantará y se alegrará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Dans la transgression de l’homme mauvais, il y a un piège; mais le juste chantera et se réjouira.
German
Elberfelder 1871
In der Übertretung des bösen Mannes ist ein Fallstrick; aber der Gerechte jubelt und ist fröhlich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Peccantem virum iniquum involvet laqueus, et justus laudabit atque gaudebit.