Proverbs 10:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת צַדִּיקִ֣ים שִׂמְחָ֑ה וְתִקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד׃

Transliteration

tôḥelet ṣaddîqîm śimḥāh wə-tiqwat rəšāʿîm tōʾbēd

Grammar Details

• *tôḥelet*: feminine singular construct - hope/expectation of
• *ṣaddîqîm*: masculine plural adjective - righteous ones
• *śimḥāh*: feminine singular noun - joy
• *wə-tiqwat*: conjunction + feminine singular construct - but hope of
• *rəšāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective - wicked ones
• *tōʾbēd*: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - perishes

Word Meanings

• *tôḥelet*: hope/expectation/waiting
• *ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just people
• *śimḥāh*: joy/gladness/mirth
• *tiqwat*: hope/expectation/confidence
• *rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil people/wrongdoers
• *tōʾbēd*: perishes/is destroyed/comes to nothing

Referenced Verses

• Job 8:13 : 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:
• Job 11:20 : 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.
• Prov 11:7 : 7 When a wicked man dieth, [his] expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.
• Prov 14:32 : 32 The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.
• Luke 16:23-26 : 23 And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.
• Rom 5:2 : 2 through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Rom 12:12 : 12 rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;
• Rom 15:13 : 13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
• Ps 16:9 : 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; My flesh also shall dwell in safety.
• Ps 73:24-26 : 24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
• Ps 112:10 : 10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.