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28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
    but the godly are as bold as lions.

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

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  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit trusting

To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
    to obey the law is to fight them.

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Those who forsake the law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law (B)strive with them.

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12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
    When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.

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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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28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
    When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.

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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 godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
    But when the wicked are in power, they groan.

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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

The godly care about the rights of the poor;
    the wicked don’t care at all.

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The (A)righteous knows the cause of the poor,
The wicked does not understand that knowledge.

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16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
    but the godly will live to see their downfall.

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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

27 The righteous despise the unjust;
    the wicked despise the godly.

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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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