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12 When the righteous are victorious, there is great glory,
    but when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.

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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 to power, people hide themselves,
    but when the wicked[a] perish, the righteous increase.

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  1. Proverbs 28:28 Lit. when they

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

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As the righteous grow powerful,[a] people rejoice;
    but when the wicked rule, people groan.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 The Heb. lacks powerful

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

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The Wicked and Righteous Contrasted

An evil man is trapped by transgression,
    but the righteous person sings and rejoices.
The righteous person is concerned about the poor;
    but the wicked don’t understand what they need to know.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Lit. understand 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 As the wicked grow powerful,[a] transgression increases,
    but the righteous will observe their downfall.

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 The Heb. lacks powerful

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

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27 The unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
    and whoever lives blamelessly is detestable 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”