Proverbs 28:12
World English Bible
12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory;
but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
Proverbs 28:12
Lexham English Bible
12 When the righteous triumphs, great is the glory,
but with the rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.
Proverbs 28:28
World English Bible
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
but when they perish, the righteous thrive.
Proverbs 28:28
Lexham English Bible
28 With the rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden,
and with their perishing, the righteous will multiply.
Proverbs 29:2
World English Bible
2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;
but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Proverbs 29:2
Lexham English Bible
2 When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice,
but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.
Proverbs 29:6-7
World English Bible
6 An evil man is snared by his sin,
but the righteous can sing and be glad.
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor.
The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.
Proverbs 29:6-7
Lexham English Bible
6 In transgression, an evil man is a snare,
but the righteous will sing and rejoice.[a]
7 The righteous knows the case of the poor,
but the wicked does not understand knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:6 Hebrew “he will rejoice”
Proverbs 29:16
World English Bible
16 When the wicked increase, sin increases;
but the righteous will see their downfall.
Proverbs 29:16
Lexham English Bible
16 With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase,
but the righteous will look on his downfall.
Proverbs 29:27
World English Bible
27 A dishonest man detests the righteous,
and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.
Proverbs 29:27
Lexham English Bible
27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,
but the upright[a] is an abomination to the wicked.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:27 Literally “upright of way”
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