Proverbs 28:12 (BSB)

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

From Proverbs 28. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 28:12

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 28:12: Note, 1. The comfort of the people of God is the honour of the nation in which they live. There is a great glory dwelling in the land when the righteous do rejoice, when they have their liberty, the free exercise of their religion, and are not persecuted, when the government countenances them and speaks comfortably to them, when they prosper and grow rich, and...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 28:12: When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory,.... When it is well with them; when they are in prosperous circumstances; when they are countenanced and encouraged by the government under which they are; when they have the free exercise of their religion; and especially when they are advanced to places of profit, honour, and trust, which must make them cheerful and joyful; it is...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 28:12: great glory--or, cause for it to a people, for the righteous rejoice in good, and righteousness exalts a nation (Pro 14:34). a man . . . hidden--that is, the good retire, or all kinds try to escape a wicked rule.
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 28:12: When righteous [men] rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. (f) He is known by his doings to be wicked.