Proverbs 29:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בִּרְב֣וֹת צַ֭דִּיקִים יִשְׂמַ֣ח הָעָ֑ם וּבִמְשֹׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע יֵאָ֥נַֽח עָֽם׃

Transliteration

birḇôt ṣaddîqîm yiśmaḥ hāʿām û-ḇimšōl rāšāʿ yēʾānaḥ ʿām

Grammar Details

• *birḇôt*: preposition + infinitive construct - in multiplication/increase of
• *ṣaddîqîm*: noun, masculine plural - righteous ones
• *yiśmaḥ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - rejoices
• *hāʿām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
• *û*: conjunction - and
• *ḇimšōl*: preposition + infinitive construct - in ruling of
• *rāšāʿ*: noun, masculine singular - wicked person
• *yēʾānaḥ*: niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - sighs/groans
• *ʿām*: noun, masculine singular - people

Word Meanings

• *birḇôt*: when become many/when increase/in abundance of
• *ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just ones
• *yiśmaḥ*: rejoices/is glad
• *hāʿām*: the people/the nation
• *ḇimšōl*: when rules/in ruling of
• *rāšāʿ*: wicked person/evil one
• *yēʾānaḥ*: groans/sighs/mourns
• *ʿām*: people/nation

Referenced Verses

• Prov 28:12 : 12 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
• Esth 8:15 : 15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
• Prov 11:10 : 10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
• Esth 3:15 : 15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
• Prov 28:28 : 28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
• Eccl 10:5 : 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
• Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
• Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
• Matt 2:3 : 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
• Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
• Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
• Ps 72:1-7 : 1 A Psalm for Solomon. Give{H8798)} the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. 2 He shall judge{H8799)} thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring{H8799)} peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge{H8799)} the poor of the people, he shall save{H8686)} the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces{H8762)} the oppressor{H8802)}. 5 They shall fear{H8799)} thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down{H8799)} like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish{H8799)}; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.