28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.


In Context

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.

27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the righteous, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

30 The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.

Proverbs 10:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:28The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:28The expectation of the just is joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:28The hope of the righteous'shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:28The hope of the righteous is joy; but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:28The hope of the righteous is joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.