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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

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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

Those who forsake the law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law (B)strive with them.
Evil men (C)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (D)understand all things.

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Those who forsake the law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law (B)strive with them.
Evil men (C)do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord (D)understand all things.

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10 He who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Will (A)himself fall into his own pit,
But the (B)blameless will inherit good.

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10 He who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Will (A)himself fall into his own pit,
But the (B)blameless will inherit good.

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18 He who walks blamelessly will be saved,
But he who is (A)crooked—[a]double dealing—will fall all at once.

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit two ways

18 He who walks blamelessly will be delivered,
But he who is [a](A)crooked will fall all at once.

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit perverse of two ways