King James Version

Proverbs 11:10

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

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בְּט֣וּבbetuvin gladnessטוּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in gladness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfarefair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.צַ֭דִּיקִיםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).תַּעֲלֹ֣ץtaalotsrejoiceעָלַץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “rejoice”, an unfinished actionH5970to jump for joy, i.e. exultbe joyful, rejoice, triumph.קִרְיָ֑הqiryahcityקִרְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH7151building; a citycity.וּבַאֲבֹ֖דuvaavodand in destroyאָבַדconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “and in destroy”, the to-form of the verbH6properly, 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.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.רִנָּֽהrinahjoyרִנָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “joy”, the ordinary formH7440properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)cry, gladness, joy, proclamation, rejoicing, shouting, sing(-ing), triumph.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is joy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Young’s Literal Translation

In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.

World English Bible

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Darby Translation

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Douay-Rheims

When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is joy.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν ἀγαθοῖς δικαίων κατώρθωσε πόλις,