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

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Contrasting Good and Evil

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

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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked;
    but those who keep the law contend with them.

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Those who forsake the Law praise the wicked,
    but whoever keeps it[a] fights them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:4 Lit. keeps the Law

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

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12 When the righteous are victorious, there is great glory,
    but when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.

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

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28 When the wicked rise to power, people hide themselves,
    but when the wicked[a] perish, the righteous increase.

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  1. Proverbs 28:28 Lit. when they

When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;
    but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

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As the righteous grow powerful,[a] people rejoice;
    but when the wicked rule, people groan.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 The Heb. lacks powerful

The righteous care about justice for the poor.
    The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.

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The righteous person is concerned about the poor;
    but the wicked don’t understand what they need to know.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Lit. understand knowledge

16 When the wicked increase, sin increases;
    but the righteous will see their downfall.

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16 As the wicked grow powerful,[a] transgression increases,
    but the righteous will observe their downfall.

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 The Heb. lacks powerful

27 A dishonest man detests the righteous,
    and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

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27 The unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
    and whoever lives blamelessly is detestable to the wicked.

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