Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

In transgression, an evil man [is] a snare, but [the] righteous will sing and rejoice.

New American Standard Bible

By transgression an evil man is ensnared,
But the righteous sings and rejoices.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

An evil man is caught by sin,
but the righteous one sings and rejoices.

International Standard Version

An evil man is trapped by transgression, but the righteous person sings and rejoices.

A Conservative Version

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


By his wicked plan an evil man is trapped,
But the righteous man sings and rejoices [for his plan brings good things to him].

Bible in Basic English

In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

In the transgression of an evil man is a snare: and the just one shall rejoice and be glad:

King James 2000

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

Modern King James verseion

In the sin of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous sings and rejoices.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The sin of the wicked is his own snare, but the righteous shall be glad and rejoice.

NET Bible

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

New Heart English Bible

An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.

The Emphasized Bible

In the transgression of a wicked man, is a snare, but, the righteous, doth shout in triumph and rejoice.

Webster

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

World English Bible

An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
In the transgression
פּשׁע 
Pesha` 
Usage: 93

of an evil
רעה רע 
Ra` 
Usage: 669

man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

there is a snare
מקשׁ מוקשׁ 
Mowqesh 
Usage: 27

but the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

רנן 
Ranan 
Usage: 54

Context Readings

All About Life

5 A strong man who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet. 6 In transgression, an evil man [is] a snare, but [the] righteous will sing and rejoice. 7 [The] righteous knows [the] case of the poor, but [the] wicked does not understand knowledge.



Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:12

For man does not know his time. Just as fish are caught in a cruel net and like birds who are seized in a snare, so also {humans} are ensnared at a cruel time when it falls suddenly upon them.

Exodus 15:1

Then Moses and the {Israelites} sang this song to Yahweh, {and they said}, "Let me sing to Yahweh because he is highly exalted; [the] horse and its rider he hurled into the sea.

Job 18:7-10

"{His strong steps} are shortened, and his [own] schemes throw him down,

Psalm 11:6

He will rain coals on [the] wicked. Burning sulfur and scorching wind [will be] the portion of their cup.

Psalm 97:11

Light [is] sown for the righteous, and joy for [the] upright in heart.

Psalm 118:15

[The] sound of rejoicing and salvation [is] in [the] tents of [the] righteous; the right hand of Yahweh [has] done valiantly.

Psalm 132:16

I will also clothe its priests with salvation, and its faithful will shout exuberantly for joy.

Proverbs 5:22

His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer, and in the vanity of his sin he shall be caught.

Proverbs 11:5-6

The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness.

Proverbs 12:13

By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Isaiah 8:14-15

And he will become like a sanctuary and a stumbling-stone, and like a stumbling-rock for the two houses of Israel, like a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Romans 5:2-3

through whom also we have [obtained] access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

2 Timothy 2:26

and they will come to their senses again [and escape] from the trap of the devil, being held captive by him to [do] his will.

James 1:2

Consider [it] all joy, my brothers, whenever you encounter various trials,

1 Peter 1:8

whom, [although you] have not seen, you love; in whom now you believe, [although you] do not see [him], and you rejoice greatly with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

1 John 1:4

And these [things] we write, in order that our joy may be complete.

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