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 person appears brash,
    but the virtuous think about the path ahead.

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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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Thorns and nets are in the path of the crooked;
    those who guard their lives keep their distance.

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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 Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy their dwelling.
16 The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
    but the wicked will stumble into trouble.

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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 even though no one pursues them,
    but the righteous are as confident as a lion.

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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 righteous rejoice, there is great respect,
    but people hide when the wicked prosper.

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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 rise up, people hide,
    but when they are destroyed, the righteous multiply.

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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 righteous become numerous, the people rejoice,
    but when the wicked dominate, the people moan.

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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 become numerous, so do crimes;
    the righteous will 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 unjust person is disgusting to the righteous;
    the straight path is disgusting to the wicked.

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