Proverbs 28:1
New Living Translation
28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
but the godly are as bold as lions.
Proverbs 28:1
Living Bible
28 The wicked flee when no one is chasing them! But the godly are bold as lions!
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Proverbs 28:4
New Living Translation
4 To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
to obey the law is to fight them.
Proverbs 28:4
Living Bible
4 To complain about the law is to praise wickedness. To obey the law is to fight evil.
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Proverbs 28:12
New Living Translation
12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
Proverbs 28:12
Living Bible
12 When the godly are successful, everyone is glad. When the wicked succeed, everyone is sad.
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Proverbs 28:28
New Living Translation
28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.
Proverbs 28:28
Living Bible
28 When the wicked prosper, good men go away; when the wicked meet disaster, good men return.
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Proverbs 29:2
New Living Translation
2 When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
But when the wicked are in power, they groan.
Proverbs 29:2
Living Bible
2 With good men in authority, the people rejoice; but with the wicked in power, they groan.
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Proverbs 29:7
New Living Translation
7 The godly care about the rights of the poor;
the wicked don’t care at all.
Proverbs 29:7
Living Bible
7 The good man knows the poor man’s rights; the godless don’t care.
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Proverbs 29:16
New Living Translation
16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
but the godly will live to see their downfall.
Proverbs 29:16
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16 When rulers are wicked, their people are too; but good men will live to see the tyrant’s downfall.
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Proverbs 29:27
New Living Translation
27 The righteous despise the unjust;
the wicked despise the godly.
Proverbs 29:27
Living Bible
27 The good hate the badness of the wicked. The wicked hate the goodness of the good.
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