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The expectationתּוֹחֶלֶתof the righteousצַדִּיקִיםis joy,שִׂמְחָהbutוְthe hopeתִקְוַתof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםwill perish.תֹּאבֵד
Proverbs 10:28
Study it in the app“The expectation of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:28, word by word
- The expectationתּוֹחֶלֶתtochelet
hope, expectation
Hope, what someone looks for.
Where else “tochelet” appears- of the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears- is joyשִׂמְחָהsimcha
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appears- the hopeתִקְוַתtikvat
hope
What one hopes for, and the reason to hope.
Where else “tikvat” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- will perishתֹּאבֵדtoved
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “toved” appears
The context
27The fear of YHWH adds days, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
28 · This verse (above)
29A stronghold for integrity is the way of YHWH, but ruin for those who do wickedness.