Bible verse
When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Proverbs 11:10 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 11.
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
9 With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
10 When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
12 Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
13 A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
KJV
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.
ASV
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
ERV
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
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