Proverbs 28:1
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 The wicked flee even though no one is pursuing them,
but the righteous are bold like a lion.
Proverbs 28:1
Lexham English Bible
28 The wicked flee, but no one pursues,
but the righteous is bold like a lion.
Proverbs 28:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Those who abandon the law[a] praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law oppose them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:4 Or instruction or teaching
Proverbs 28:4
Lexham English Bible
4 Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked,
but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
Proverbs 28:12
Evangelical Heritage Version
12 When the righteous triumph, there is much celebration,[a]
but when the wicked rise to power, people hide.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:12 Or confidence. Literally splendor.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding,
but when the wicked perish, the righteous increase.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
but when a wicked man rules, 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 29:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 A righteous person acknowledges the rights of the poor,
but a wicked person does not understand such knowledge.
Proverbs 29:7
Lexham English Bible
7 The righteous knows the case of the poor,
but the wicked does not understand knowledge.
Proverbs 29:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 An unjust person is disgusting to righteous people,
but one whose way is upright is disgusting to 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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