Proverbs 10:28

King James 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 hypocrite's hope shall perish:
• Job 11:20 : 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
• Prov 11:7 : 7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
• Prov 14:32 : 32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
• Luke 16:23-26 : 23 And in hell he lift 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 tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
• Rom 5:2 : 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Rom 12:12 : 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant 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, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
• 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
• Ps 16:9 : 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
• Ps 73:24-26 : 24 Thou shalt guide{H8686)} me with thy counsel, and afterward receive{H8799)} me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire{H8804)} beside thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth{H8804)}: 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.