Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad. New Living Translation Evil people are trapped by sin, but the righteous escape, shouting for joy. English Standard Version An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices. Berean Standard Bible An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices. King James Bible In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. New King James Version By transgression an evil man is snared, But the righteous sings and rejoices. New American Standard Bible By wrongdoing an evil person is ensnared, But the righteous sings and rejoices. NASB 1995 By transgression an evil man is ensnared, But the righteous sings and rejoices. NASB 1977 By transgression an evil man is ensnared, But the righteous sings and rejoices. Legacy Standard Bible By transgression an evil man is ensnared, But the righteous sings with joy and is glad. Amplified Bible By his wicked plan an evil man is trapped, But the righteous man sings and rejoices [for his plan brings good things to him]. Christian Standard Bible An evil person is caught by sin, but the righteous one sings and rejoices. Holman Christian Standard Bible An evil man is caught by sin, but the righteous one sings and rejoices. American Standard Version In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice. Contemporary English Version Your sins will catch you, but everyone who lives right will sing and celebrate. English Revised Version In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. GOD'S WORD® Translation To an evil person sin is bait in a trap, but a righteous person runs away from it and is glad. Good News Translation Evil people are trapped in their own sins, while honest people are happy and free. International Standard Version An evil man is trapped by transgression, but the righteous person sings and rejoices. Majority Standard Bible An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA snare [is] in the transgression of the evil, "" And the righteous sing and rejoice. Young's Literal Translation In the transgression of the evil is a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice. Smith's Literal Translation In the transgression of an evil man is a snare: and the just one shall rejoice and be glad: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice. Catholic Public Domain Version A snare will entangle the iniquitous when he sins. And the just shall praise and be glad. New American Bible The sin of the wicked is a trap, but the just run along joyfully. New Revised Standard Version In the transgression of the evil there is a snare, but the righteous sing and rejoice. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAn evil man shall be ensnared in his wickedness; but the righteous shall sing and rejoice. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated An evil man is caught in his evil and the righteous will sing and rejoice. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice. Brenton Septuagint Translation A great snare is spread for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Stiff-Necked will Be Destroyed…5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet. 6An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices. 7The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.… Cross References Psalm 9:15-16 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. / The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah Psalm 7:15-16 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 37:12-15 The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, / but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming. / The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. ... Psalm 57:6 They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah Psalm 141:10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety. Ecclesiastes 10:8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake. Isaiah 8:14-15 And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare. / Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.” Jeremiah 5:26 For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. Jeremiah 18:22 Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet. Hosea 5:1 “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 13:41-42 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Luke 21:34-35 But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. / For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 7:11 For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death. Treasury of Scripture In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous does sing and rejoice. the transgression Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. Proverbs 11:5,6 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness… Proverbs 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. but Psalm 97:11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Psalm 118:15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. Psalm 132:16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. Jump to Previous Ensnared Evil Gets Glad Net Quickly Rejoice Rejoices Righteous Sin Sing Sings Snare Snared Steps Transgression UprightJump to Next Ensnared Evil Gets Glad Net Quickly Rejoice Rejoices Righteous Sin Sing Sings Snare Snared Steps Transgression UprightProverbs 29 1. observations of public government15. and of private 22. Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice and corruption An evil man The Hebrew word for "evil" is "רָע" (ra), which denotes something that is morally wrong, wicked, or harmful. In the context of Proverbs, an "evil man" is someone who consistently chooses to live in opposition to God's commandments and wisdom. This phrase sets the stage for a contrast between two types of people: those who live in sin and those who live in righteousness. Historically, the wisdom literature of the Bible often contrasts the outcomes of the wicked and the righteous, emphasizing the moral order established by God. is caught by his own sin but a righteous man sings and rejoices But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.--Being assured of God's mercy to those who repent, lie rejoices because his conscience is clear, and the "peace of God" (Philippians 4:7) keeps his heart. Verse 6. - In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare (Proverbs 12:13). The snare is that the sinner is caught and held fast by his sin, and cannot escape, as he knows nothing of repentance, and has no will to cast off evil habits (Proverbs 24:16). (For "snare," comp. Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 20:25; Proverbs 22:25.) Septuagint, "For a man sinning there lies a great snare." But the righteous doth sing and rejoice. The antithesis is not very obvious. It may mean that the good man has a conscience at peace, is free from the snare of sin, and therefore is glad; or that, in spite of a momentary fall, though he has transgressed, he knows that God forgives him on his repentance, and this makes him happy; or, generally that he rejoices in the happy life which his virtue procures for him here and hereafter (Matthew 5:12). In the original "sing" represents the sudden outburst of joy, "rejoice" the continued state of happiness. "The righteous shall be in joy and gladness (ἐν χαρᾷ καὶ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ)," Septuagint.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew An evilרָ֣ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person is caught מוֹקֵ֑שׁ (mō·w·qêš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare by his own sin, בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁע (bə·p̄e·ša‘) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6588: Transgression but a righteous one וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק (wə·ṣad·dîq) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous sings יָר֥וּן (yā·rūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7442: To give a ringing cry and rejoices. וְשָׂמֵֽחַ׃ (wə·śā·mê·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome Links Proverbs 29:6 NIVProverbs 29:6 NLT Proverbs 29:6 ESV Proverbs 29:6 NASB Proverbs 29:6 KJV Proverbs 29:6 BibleApps.com Proverbs 29:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 29:6 Chinese Bible Proverbs 29:6 French Bible Proverbs 29:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 29:6 An evil man is snared by his (Prov. 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