Proverbs 28:1
World English Bible
28 The wicked flee when no one pursues;
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:1
International Standard Version
Contrasting Good and Evil
28 The wicked flee, though no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold like a lion.
Proverbs 28:4-5
World English Bible
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked;
but those who keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men don’t understand justice;
but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.
Proverbs 28:4-5
International Standard Version
4 Those who forsake the Law praise the wicked,
but whoever keeps it[a] fights them.
5 Evil men don’t understand justice,
but whoever seeks the Lord understands it all.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:4 Lit. keeps the Law
Proverbs 28:10
World English Bible
10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
he will fall into his own trap;
but the blameless will inherit good.
Proverbs 28:10
International Standard Version
10 Whoever misleads the upright along an evil way
will himself fall into his own pit,
but the blameless will inherit what is good.
Proverbs 28:18
World English Bible
18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe;
but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.
Proverbs 28:18
International Standard Version
18 Whoever lives blamelessly will be delivered,
but whoever is perverted will fall without warning.
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