King James Version

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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תּוֹחֶ֣לֶתtochelethopeתּוֹחֶלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “hope”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8431expectationhope.צַדִּיקִ֣יםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).שִׂמְחָ֑הsimchahgladnessשִׂמְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “gladness”, the ordinary formH8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)[idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).וְתִקְוַ֖תvetiqvatand expectationתִּקְוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and expectation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תֹּאבֵֽדtoveddestroyאָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Young’s Literal Translation

The hope of the righteous [is] joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.

World English Bible

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

Darby Translation

The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Douay-Rheims

The expectation of the just is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The hope of the righteous is gladness; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγχρονίζει δικαίοις εὐφροσύνη, ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀπολεῖται.