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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(A)

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Warnings and Instructions

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law struggle against them.(A)
The evil do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(B)

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Those who abandon the Law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the Law (B)strive against them.
Evil people (C)do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord (D)understand everything.

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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)

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10 One 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 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once

18 One who walks blamelessly will receive help,
But one who is [a](A)crooked will fall all at once.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit perverse of two ways