Proverbs 28:1
Modern English Version
28 The wicked flee when no man pursues,
but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:1
Authorized (King James) Version
28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth:
but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:4
Modern English Version
4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
but such as keep instruction contend with them.
Proverbs 28:4
Authorized (King James) Version
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked:
but such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:12
Modern English Version
12 When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory;
but when the wicked rise, a man hides himself.
Proverbs 28:12
Authorized (King James) Version
12 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory:
but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
Proverbs 28:28
Modern English Version
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Proverbs 28:28
Authorized (King James) Version
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves:
but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Proverbs 29:2
Modern English Version
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice;
but when the wicked rule, the people mourn.
Proverbs 29:2
Authorized (King James) Version
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice:
but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Proverbs 29:7
Modern English Version
7 The righteous considers the cause of the poor,
but the wicked regards not to know it.
Proverbs 29:7
Authorized (King James) Version
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor:
but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Proverbs 29:16
Modern English Version
16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases;
but the righteous will see their fall.
Proverbs 29:16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth:
but the righteous shall see their fall.
Proverbs 29:27
Modern English Version
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just,
and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs 29:27
Authorized (King James) Version
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just:
and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
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