Warnings and Instructions

28 The wicked (A)flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]bold as a lion.

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  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident

28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but the righteous are bold as a lion.

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Those who abandon the Law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the Law (B)strive against them.

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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law strive against them.

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12 When the (A)righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But (B)when the wicked rise, people [a]hide themselves.

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  1. Proverbs 28:12 Lit will be searched for

12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory;
    but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

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

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

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When the (A)righteous [a]increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked person rules, people groan.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 Or become great

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice;
    but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

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The (A)righteous [a]is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such [b]concern.

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause
  2. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge

A righteous man knows the rights of the poor;
    a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.

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

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 Or become great

16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases;
    but the righteous will look upon their downfall.

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

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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
    but he whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

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