The Meaning of Proverbs 29:6 Explained

Proverbs 29:6

KJV: In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

YLT: In the transgression of the evil is a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Darby: In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous shall sing and rejoice.

ASV: In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In the transgression  of an evil  man  [there is] a snare:  but the righteous  doth sing  and rejoice. 

What does Proverbs 29:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 29

1  observations of public government
15  and of private
22  Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice and corruption

What do the individual words in Proverbs 29:6 mean?

By transgression an man evil is snared but the righteous sings and rejoices
בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁע אִ֣ישׁ רָ֣ע מוֹקֵ֑שׁ וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק יָר֥וּן וְשָׂמֵֽחַ

בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁע  By  transgression 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּשַׁע  
Sense: transgression, rebellion.
אִ֣ישׁ  an  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
רָ֣ע  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
מוֹקֵ֑שׁ  is  snared 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹוקֵשׁ  
Sense: bait, lure, snare.
וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק  but  the  righteous 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
יָר֥וּן  sings 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רוּן 
Sense: to overcome.
וְשָׂמֵֽחַ  and  rejoices 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂמַח  
Sense: to rejoice, be glad.