29 A wicked person [a](A)displays a bold face,
But as for the (B)upright, he makes his way sure.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face

29 The wicked put on a bold face,
    but the upright give thought to[a] their ways.(A)

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  1. 21.29 Or establish

(A)Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
One who guards himself will be far from them.

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Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
    the cautious will keep far from them.(A)

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15 (A)Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16 For a (B)righteous person falls seven times and rises again,
But the (C)wicked stumble in time of disaster.

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15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
    do no violence to the place where the righteous live;(A)
16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again,
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.(B)

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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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  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident

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

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12 When the (A)righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But (B)when the wicked rise, people [a]hide themselves.

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  1. Proverbs 28:12 Lit will be searched for

12 When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory,
    but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.(A)

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28 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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28 When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding,
    but when they perish, the righteous increase.

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When the (A)righteous [a]increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked person rules, people groan.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 Or become great

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice,
    but when the wicked rule, the people groan.(A)

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16 When the wicked [a]increase, wrongdoing increases;
But the (A)righteous will see their downfall.

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 Or become great

16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases,
    but the righteous will look upon their downfall.(A)

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27 An (A)unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
And one who is (B)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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27 The unjust are an abomination to the righteous,
    but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.

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