29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,(A)
but the upright man considers his way.

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29 The wicked man puts up a bold appearance,
    but the upright thinks about what he is doing.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit. about his ways

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;(A)
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

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Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse person,
    but whoever is cautious stays far away from them.

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15 Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,
at the camp of the righteous man;(A)
don’t destroy his dwelling.
16 Though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will get up,(B)
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.(C)

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15 Don’t lie in wait like an outlaw
    to attack where the righteous live;
16 for though a righteous man falls seven times,
    he will rise again,
        but the wicked stumble into calamity.

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

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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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12 When the righteous triumph,
there is great rejoicing,[a]
but when the wicked come to power,
people hide themselves.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 28:12 Lit glory

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 come to power,
people hide,
but when they are destroyed,
the righteous flourish.(A)

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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 flourish, the people rejoice,
but when the wicked rule, people groan.(A)

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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

16 When the wicked increase, rebellion increases,
but the righteous will see their downfall.(A)

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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 An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.(A)

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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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