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Whenבִּthe righteousצַדִּיקִיםincrease,רְבוֹתthe peopleהָעָםrejoice,יִשְׂמַחbutוּwhenבִa wicked manרָשָׁעrules,מְשֹׁלthe peopleעָםgroan.יֵאָנַח
Proverbs 29:2
Study it in the app“When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man rules, the people groan.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:2, word by word
- the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears- increaseרְבוֹתrevot
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “revot” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- rejoiceיִשְׂמַחyismach
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismach” appears- a wicked manרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- rulesמְשֹׁלmeshol
rule
To hold sway over something or someone.
Where else “meshol” appears- groanיֵאָנַחyeanach
groan
Groan, sigh with pain.
Where else “yeanach” appears
The context
1A man of reproofs who hardens his neck will suddenly be broken, and there will be no healing.
2 · This verse (above)
3A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders wealth.