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12 When the (A)righteous exult, there is great honor,
But (B)when the wicked rise, man has to be sought out.

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

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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

When the (A)righteous [a]increase, the people are glad,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 Or become great

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

By transgression an evil man is (A)ensnared,
But the righteous (B)sings with joy and is glad.
The (C)righteous knows the cause of the poor,
The wicked does not understand that knowledge.

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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

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

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 Or become great

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

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

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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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