The Meaning of Proverbs 28:28 Explained

Proverbs 28:28

KJV: When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

YLT: In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!

Darby: When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.

ASV: When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When the wicked  rise,  men  hide  themselves: but when they perish,  the righteous  increase. 

What does Proverbs 28:28 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 28

1  general observations of impiety and integrity

What do the individual words in Proverbs 28:28 mean?

When arise the wicked hide themselves men but when they perish increase the righteous
בְּק֣וּם רְ֭שָׁעִים יִסָּתֵ֣ר אָדָ֑ם וּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗ם יִרְבּ֥וּ צַדִּיקִֽים

בְּק֣וּם  When  arise 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
רְ֭שָׁעִים  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
יִסָּתֵ֣ר  hide  themselves 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָתַר  
Sense: to hide, conceal.
אָדָ֑ם  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
וּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗ם  but  when  they  perish 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָבַד  
Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed.
יִרְבּ֥וּ  increase 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
צַדִּיקִֽים  the  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 28:28?

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