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 triumph, there is great glory;
But when the wicked rise, men [a]hide themselves.

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  1. Proverbs 28:12 Hebrew must be searched for.

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

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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
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 [a]are increased, the people rejoice;
But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 Or, are in authority

By wrongdoing an evil person is (A)ensnared,
But the righteous (B)sings and rejoices.
The (C)righteous [a]is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such [b]concern.

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause
  2. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare;
But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor;
The wicked [a]hath not understanding to know it.

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Or, understandeth not knowledge

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 [a]are increased, transgression increaseth;
But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

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  1. Proverbs 29:16 Or, are in authority

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 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous;
And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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