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Verse	Translation	Text
Pr 29:6	Strong Concordance	In the transgression [06588] of an evil [07451] man [0376] there is a snare [04170]: but the righteous [06662] doth sing [07442] and rejoice [08056].
	King James	In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
In--or, "By" the transgression--he is brought into difficulty (Pro 12:13), but the righteous go on prospering, and so sing or rejoice.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

In--or, "By"

the transgression--he is brought into difficulty (Pro 12:13), but the righteous go on prospering, and so sing or rejoice.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
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.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
6 In the transgression of the wicked man lies a snare; But the righteous rejoiceth jubelt and is glad. Thus the first line is to be translated according to the sequence of the accents, Mahpach, Munach, Munach, Athnach, for the second Munach is the transformation of Dechi; אישׁ רע thus, like אנשׁי־רע, Pro 28:5, go together, although the connection is not, like this, genitival, but adjectival. But there is also this sequence of the accents, Munach, Dechi, Munach, Athnach, which separates רע and אישׁ. According to this, Ewald translates: "in the transgression of one lies an evil snare;" but in that case the word ought to have been מוקשׁ רע, as at Pro 12:13; for although the numeral רבים sometimes precedes its substantive, yet no other adjective ever does; passages such as Isa 28:21 and Isa 10:30 do not show the possibility of this position of the words. In this sequence of accents the explanation must be: in the wickedness of a man is the evil of a snare, i.e., evil is the snare laid therein (Bttcher); but a reason why the author did not write מוקשׁ רע would also not be seen there, and thus we must abide by the accentuation אישׁ רע. The righteous also may fall, yet he is again raised by means of repentance and pardon; but in the wickedness of a bad man lies a snare into which having once fallen, he cannot again release himself from it, Pro 24:16. In the second line, the form ירוּן, for ירן, is defended by the same metaplastic forms as ישׁוּד, Psa 91:6; ירוּץ, Isa 42:4; and also that the order of the words is not ישׂמח ורנּן (lxx ἐν χαρᾷ καὶ ἐν εὐθροσύνῃ; Luther: frewet sich und hat wonne [rejoices and has pleasure]), is supported by the same sequence of ideas, Zac 2:1-13 :14, cf. Jer 31:7 : the Jubeln is the momentary outburst of gladness; the Freude gladness, however, is a continuous feeling of happiness. To the question as to what the righteous rejoiceth over [jubelt] and is glad [greuet] because of, the answer is not: because of his happy release from danger (Zckler), but: because of the prosperity which his virtue procures for him (Fleischer). But the contrast between the first and second lines is not clear and strong. One misses the expression of the object or ground of the joy. Cocceius introduces into the second line a si lapsus fuerit. Schultens translates, justus vel succumbens triumphabit, after the Arab. rân f. o., which, however, does not mean succumbere, but subigere (vid., under Psa 78:65). Hitzig compares Arab. raym f. i., discedere, relinquere, and translates: "but the righteous passeth through and rejoiceth." Bttcher is inclined to read יראה ושׂמח, he sees it (what?) and rejoiceth. All these devices, however, stand in the background compared with Pinsker's proposal (Babylon.-Heb. Punktationssystem, p. 156): "On the footsteps of the wicked man lie snares, But the righteous runneth and is glad," i.e., he runneth joyfully (like the sun, Psa 19:6) on the divinely-appointed way (Psa 119:132), on which he knows himself threatened by no danger. The change of בפשׁע into בפשׂע has Pro 12:13 against it; but ירוץ may be regarded, after Pro 4:12, cf. Pro 18:10, as the original from which ירון is corrupted.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

6 In the transgression of the wicked man lies a snare;

But the righteous rejoiceth jubelt and is glad.

Thus the first line is to be translated according to the sequence of the accents, Mahpach, Munach, Munach, Athnach, for the second Munach is the transformation of Dechi; אישׁ רע thus, like אנשׁי־רע, Pro 28:5, go together, although the connection is not, like this, genitival, but adjectival. But there is also this sequence of the accents, Munach, Dechi, Munach, Athnach, which separates רע and אישׁ. According to this, Ewald translates: "in the transgression of one lies an evil snare;" but in that case the word ought to have been מוקשׁ רע, as at Pro 12:13; for although the numeral רבים sometimes precedes its substantive, yet no other adjective ever does; passages such as Isa 28:21 and Isa 10:30 do not show the possibility of this position of the words. In this sequence of accents the explanation must be: in the wickedness of a man is the evil of a snare, i.e., evil is the snare laid therein (Bttcher); but a reason why the author did not write מוקשׁ רע would also not be seen there, and thus we must abide by the accentuation אישׁ רע. The righteous also may fall, yet he is again raised by means of repentance and pardon; but in the wickedness of a bad man lies a snare into which having once fallen, he cannot again release himself from it, Pro 24:16. In the second line, the form ירוּן, for ירן, is defended by the same metaplastic forms as ישׁוּד, Psa 91:6; ירוּץ, Isa 42:4; and also that the order of the words is not ישׂמח ורנּן (lxx ἐν χαρᾷ καὶ ἐν εὐθροσύνῃ; Luther: frewet sich und hat wonne [rejoices and has pleasure]), is supported by the same sequence of ideas, Zac 2:1-13 :14, cf. Jer 31:7 : the Jubeln is the momentary outburst of gladness; the Freude gladness, however, is a continuous feeling of happiness. To the question as to what the righteous rejoiceth over [jubelt] and is glad [greuet] because of, the answer is not: because of his happy release from danger (Zckler), but: because of the prosperity which his virtue procures for him (Fleischer). But the contrast between the first and second lines is not clear and strong. One misses the expression of the object or ground of the joy. Cocceius introduces into the second line a si lapsus fuerit. Schultens translates, justus vel succumbens triumphabit, after the Arab. rân f. o., which, however, does not mean succumbere, but subigere (vid., under Psa 78:65). Hitzig compares Arab. raym f. i., discedere, relinquere, and translates: "but the righteous passeth through and rejoiceth." Bttcher is inclined to read יראה ושׂמח, he sees it (what?) and rejoiceth. All these devices, however, stand in the background compared with Pinsker's proposal (Babylon.-Heb. Punktationssystem, p. 156):

"On the footsteps of the wicked man lie snares,

But the righteous runneth and is glad,"

i.e., he runneth joyfully (like the sun, Psa 19:6) on the divinely-appointed way (Psa 119:132), on which he knows himself threatened by no danger. The change of בפשׁע into בפשׂע has Pro 12:13 against it; but ירוץ may be regarded, after Pro 4:12, cf. Pro 18:10, as the original from which ירון is corrupted.

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¹³ The wicked [07451] is snared [04170] by the transgression [06588] of his lips [08193]: but the just [06662] shall come out [03318] of trouble [06869].

¹⁰ The name [08034] of the LORD [03068] is a strong [05797] tower [04026]: the righteous [06662] runneth [07323] into it, and is safe [07682].

¹² When thou goest [03212], thy steps [06806] shall not be straitened [03334]; and when thou runnest [07323], thou shalt not stumble [03782].

¹³ The wicked [07451] is snared [04170] by the transgression [06588] of his lips [08193]: but the just [06662] shall come out [03318] of trouble [06869].

¹³² Look [06437] thou upon me, and be merciful [02603] unto me, as thou usest [04941] to do unto those that love [0157] thy name [08034].

⁶ His going forth [04161] is from the end [07097] of the heaven [08064], and his circuit [08622] unto the ends [07098] of it: and there is nothing hid [05641] from the heat [02535] thereof.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord [0136] awaked [03364] as one out of sleep [03463], and like a mighty man [01368] that shouteth [07442] by reason of wine [03196].

⁷ For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Sing [07442] with gladness [08057] for Jacob [03290], and shout [06670] among the chief [07218] of the nations [01471]: publish [08085] ye, praise [01984] ye, and say [0559], O LORD [03068], save [03467] thy people [05971], the remnant [07611] of Israel [03478].

¹ I lifted up [05375] mine eyes [05869] again, and looked [07200], and behold a man [0376] with a measuring [04060] line [02256] in his hand [03027].
² Then said [0559] I, Whither goest [01980] thou? And he said [0559] unto me, To measure [04058] Jerusalem [03389], to see [07200] what [04100] is the breadth [07341] thereof, and what is the length [0753] thereof.
³ And, behold, the angel [04397] that talked [01696] with me went forth [03318], and another [0312] angel [04397] went out [03318] to meet [07125] him,
⁴ And said [0559] unto him, Run [07323], speak [01696] to this [01975] young man [05288], saying [0559], Jerusalem [03389] shall be inhabited [03427] as towns without walls [06519] for the multitude [07230] of men [0120] and cattle [0929] therein [08432]:
⁵ For I, saith [05002] the LORD [03068], will be unto her a wall [02346] of fire [0784] round about [05439], and will be the glory [03519] in the midst [08432] of her.
⁶ Ho [01945], ho [01945], come forth, and flee [05127] from the land [0776] of the north [06828], saith [05002] the LORD [03068]: for I have spread you abroad [06566] as the four [0702] winds [07307] of the heaven [08064], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
⁷ Deliver [04422] thyself, O [01945] Zion [06726], that dwellest [03427] with the daughter [01323] of Babylon [0894].
⁸ For thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; After [0310] the glory [03519] hath he sent [07971] me unto the nations [01471] which spoiled [07997] you: for he that toucheth [05060] you toucheth [05060] the apple [0892] of his eye [05869].
⁹ For, behold, I will shake [05130] mine hand [03027] upon them, and they shall be a spoil [07998] to their servants [05647]: and ye shall know [03045] that the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635] hath sent [07971] me.
¹⁰ Sing [07442] and rejoice [08055], O daughter [01323] of Zion [06726]: for, lo, I come [0935], and I will dwell [07931] in the midst [08432] of thee, saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
¹¹ And many [07227] nations [01471] shall be joined [03867] to the LORD [03068] in that day [03117], and shall be my people [05971]: and I will dwell [07931] in the midst [08432] of thee, and thou shalt know [03045] that the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635] hath sent [07971] me unto thee.
¹² And the LORD [03068] shall inherit [05157] Judah [03063] his portion [02506] in the holy [06944] land [0127], and shall choose [0977] Jerusalem [03389] again.
¹³ Be silent [02013], O all flesh [01320], before [06440] the LORD [03068]: for he is raised up [05782] out of his holy [06944] habitation [04583].

⁴ He shall not fail [03543] nor be discouraged [07533], till he have set [07760] judgment [04941] in the earth [0776]: and the isles [0339] shall wait [03176] for his law [08451].

⁶ Nor for the pestilence [01698] that walketh [01980] in darkness [0652]; nor for the destruction [06986] that wasteth [07736] at noonday [06672].

¹⁶ For a just [06662] man falleth [05307] seven times [07651], and riseth up again [06965]: but the wicked [07563] shall fall [03782] into mischief [07451].

³⁰ Lift up [06670] thy voice [06963], O daughter [01323] of [01530] Gallim [01554]: cause it to be heard [07181] unto Laish [03919], O poor [06041] Anathoth [06068].

²¹ For the LORD [03068] shall rise up [06965] as in mount [02022] Perazim [06559], he shall be wroth [07264] as in the valley [06010] of Gibeon [01391], that he may do [06213] his work [04639], his strange [02114] work [04639]; and bring to pass [05647] his act [05656], his strange [05237] act [05656].

¹³ The wicked [07451] is snared [04170] by the transgression [06588] of his lips [08193]: but the just [06662] shall come out [03318] of trouble [06869].

⁵ Evil [07451] men [0582] understand [0995] not judgment [04941]: but they that seek [01245] the LORD [03068] understand [0995] all things.