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Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 10:28 · King James Version

In other versions

  • The hope of the righteous `shall be' gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

    ASV

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

    BBE

  • The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

    DBY

  • The prospect of the righteous is joy, But the hope of the wicked will perish.

    WEB

  • The hope of the righteous `is' joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.

    YLT

  • The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

    ENG

  • The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

    WBT

  • The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

    BSB

In context

26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

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