Proverbs 29:6
in Proverbs 29An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
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ASV
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
KJV
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
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This verse in Proverbs 29
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
While the offence of the wicked, rising out of a confirmed habit of evil, becomes snare for his destruction; the righteous, even if he offend, is forgiven and can still rejoice in his freedom from condemnation. The second clause is taken by some as entirely contrasted with the first; it expresses the joy of one whose conscience is void of offence, and who is in no danger of falling into the snare.
This site's exposition
A man who flatters his neighbor
on Proverbs 29:5-7
"A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet" warns that dishonest praise is a trap. Verse 6 sets the same figure against its opposite outcome. Verse 7 closes on a heart for justice, for "The righteous consider the cause of the poor."
This site's exposition
An evil man is caught
Albert Barnes reads the snare as sin grown into habit until it traps the man who practices it. The righteous, even when they offend, are forgiven and still rejoice. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown add that the righteous keep prospering, and so they sing.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
The trap will ensnare the sinful and unjust man, etc. Therefore, the trap of sinners does not harm the just man, even if it destroys him bodily. But the snares they prepare for their neighbors damn the reprobates themselves forever; while the just rejoice, praising …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In--or, "By" the transgression--he is brought into difficulty (Pr 12:13), but the righteous go on prospering, and so sing or rejoice.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁע | befesha' | [is] in [the] transgression of | H6588 → | 93 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | a person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| רָ֣ע | ra' | evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| מוֹקֵ֑שׁ | mokesh | a snare | H4170 → | 27 times |
| וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק | vetzadik | and a righteous [person] | H6662 → | 206 times |
| יָר֥וּן | yarun | he cries aloud | H7442 → | 54 times |
| וְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃ | vesameach | and he rejoices | H8055 → | 155 times |
בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁע[is] in [the] transgression of
befesha'H6588 →93 times
אִ֣ישׁa person
ʾishH376 →1663 times
רָ֣עevil
ra'H7451 →662 times
מוֹקֵ֑שׁa snare
mokeshH4170 →27 times
וְ֝צַדִּ֗יקand a righteous [person]
vetzadikH6662 →206 times
יָר֥וּןhe cries aloud
yarunH7442 →54 times
וְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃and he rejoices
vesameachH8055 →155 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
it leads to
- James 5:7–11
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- John 12:46
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
- Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- Isaiah 60:1–2
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- James 5:7–11
Through
Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
it leads to
- Revelation 15:3
and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Psalms 106:12
Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.
- Exodus 15:21
And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
- Revelation 15:3
Through
Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 38:22
I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
- Ezekiel 38:22
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.