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Proverbs 10:28

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 10:28 in other translations

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

Proverbs 10:28 · World English Bible

Proverbs 10:28 in context

  1. 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
  2. 27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
  3. 28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
  4. 29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
  5. 30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.