29 A wicked person [a](A)displays a bold face,
But as for the (B)upright, he makes his way sure.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face

29 The wicked bluff their way through,
    but the virtuous think before they act.

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(A)Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
One who guards himself will be far from them.

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Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
    whoever values life will avoid it.

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15 (A)Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous person falls seven times and rises again,
But the (C)wicked stumble in time of disaster.

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15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
    and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
    But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

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Warnings and Instructions

28 The wicked (A)flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]bold as a lion.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident

28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
    but the godly are as bold as lions.

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12 When the (A)righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But (B)when the wicked rise, people [a]hide themselves.

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  1. Proverbs 28:12 Lit will be searched for

12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
    When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.

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28 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
    When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.

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When the (A)righteous [a]increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked person rules, people groan.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 Or become great

When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
    But when the wicked are in power, they groan.

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16 When the wicked [a]increase, wrongdoing increases;
But the (A)righteous will see their downfall.

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 Or become great

16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
    but the godly will live to see their downfall.

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27 An (A)unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
And one who is (B)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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27 The righteous despise the unjust;
    the wicked despise the godly.

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