Proverbs 11:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:12 : 12 When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.
  • Prov 28:28 : 28 When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.
  • Exod 15:21 : 21 And Miriam, answering, said, Make a song to the Lord, for he is lifted up in glory; the horse and the horseman he has sent into the sea.
  • Judg 5:31 : 31 So may destruction come on all your haters, O Lord; but let your lovers be like the sun going out in his strength. And for forty years the land had peace.
  • Esth 8:15-16 : 15 And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy. 16 And the Jews had light and joy and honour.
  • Job 27:23 : 23 Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.
  • Ps 58:10-11 : 10 The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer. 11 So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.
  • Rev 19:1-7 : 1 After these things there came to my ears a sound like the voice of a great band of people in heaven, saying, Praise to the Lord; salvation and glory and power be to our God: 2 For true and upright are his decisions; for by him has the evil woman been judged, who made the earth unclean with the sins of her body; and he has given her punishment for the blood of his servants. 3 And again they said, Praise to the Lord. And her smoke went up for ever and ever. 4 And the four and twenty rulers and the four beasts went down on their faces and gave worship to God who was seated on the high seat, saying, Even so, praise to the Lord. 5 And a voice came from the high seat, saying, Give praise to our God, all you his servants, small and great, in whom is the fear of him. 6 And there came to my ears the voice of a great army, like the sound of waters, and the sound of loud thunders, saying, Praise to the Lord: for the Lord our God, Ruler of all, is King. 7 Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.

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    11 By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12 When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

  • Prov 29:2
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    2 When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28 When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10 Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

    11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

  • Job 22:19
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    19 The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,

  • Prov 11:3-9
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    3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

    4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

    5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

    6 The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

    7 At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.

    8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

    9 With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15 It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6 In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

  • Ps 32:11
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    11 Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

  • Ps 58:10-11
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    10 The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

    11 So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

  • Ps 107:42
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    42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

  • Prov 10:6-7
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    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

    7 The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

  • Ps 97:11
    73%

    11 Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31 If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

  • Prov 29:16
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    16 When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10 The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

  • Prov 10:28-30
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    28 The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

    29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

    30 The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

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    23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

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    32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7 Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • Ps 55:10-11
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    10 By day and night they go round the town, on the walls; trouble and sorrow are in the heart of it.

    11 Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.

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    11 The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

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    26 The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

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    6 The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

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    16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

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    17 Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

  • Prov 21:22
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    22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

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    21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

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    34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

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    15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

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    3 If the bases are broken down, what is the upright man to do?

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    5 That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?