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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 29:2 - Wicked
Proverbs 29:2 - When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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When the righteous | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
are in authority | H7235 | רָבָה |
[Verb] to increase (in whatever respect) |
the people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
rejoice | H8055 | שָׂמַח |
[Verb] probably to brighten {up} that {is} (figuratively) be (causatively make) blithe or gleesome |
but when the wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
beareth rule | H4910 | מָשַׁל |
[Verb] to rule |
the people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
mourn | H584 | אָנַח |
[Verb] to sigh |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.