Proverbs 28:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(A)
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 28:4-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law struggle against them.(A)
5 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(B)
Proverbs 28:4-5
New Living Translation
4 To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
to obey the law is to fight them.
5 Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand completely.
Proverbs 28:10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways
will fall into pits of their own making,
but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.(A)
Proverbs 28:10
New Living Translation
10 Those who lead good people along an evil path
will fall into their own trap,
but the honest will inherit good things.
Proverbs 28:18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once
Proverbs 28:18
New Living Translation
18 The blameless will be rescued from harm,
but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
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