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Whenבַּthe righteousצַדִּיקִיםrejoice,עֲלֹץgreatרַבָּהis the splendor,תִפְאָרֶתbutוּwhenבְthe wickedרְשָׁעִיםrise,קוּםpeople are sought out.יְחֻפַּשׂ אָדָם
Proverbs 28:12
Study it in the app“When the righteous rejoice, great is the splendor, but when the wicked rise, people are sought out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:12, word by word
- the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears- rejoiceעֲלֹץalots
exult
Exult, rejoice greatly.
Where else “alots” appears- greatרַבָּהraba
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “raba” appears- is the splendorתִפְאָרֶתtifaret
beauty
Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.
Where else “tifaret” appears- the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- riseקוּםkum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appears- people are sought outיְחֻפַּשׂyechupas
search
To go through something carefully.
Where else “yechupas” appears- people are sought outאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears
The context
11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who understands searches him out.
12 · This verse (above)
13Whoever covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and abandons them will obtain compassion.