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12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory;
But when the wicked rise, men [a]hide themselves.

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  1. Proverbs 28:12 Hebrew must be searched for.

12 When the righteous triumphs, great is the glory,
    but with the rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.

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

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28 With the rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden,
    and with their perishing, the righteous will multiply.

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When the righteous [a]are increased, the people rejoice;
But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 Or, are in authority

When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice,
    but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.

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In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare;
But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor;
The wicked [a]hath not understanding to know it.

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Or, understandeth not knowledge

In transgression, an evil man is a snare,
    but the righteous will sing and rejoice.[a]
The righteous knows the case of the poor,
    but the wicked does not understand knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 29:6 Hebrew “he will rejoice”

16 When the wicked [a]are increased, transgression increaseth;
But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 Or, are in authority

16 With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase,
    but the righteous will look on his downfall.

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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous;
And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,
    but the upright[a] is an abomination to the wicked.

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  1. Proverbs 29:27 Literally “upright of way”