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

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The Righteous Are Bold as a Lion

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

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Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

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(A)Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
(B)But such as keep the law contend with them.

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12 When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;(A)
    but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.(B)

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12 When the righteous rejoice, there is great (A)glory;
But when the wicked arise, men [a]hide themselves.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:12 Lit. will be searched for

28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;(A)
    but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

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28 When the wicked arise, (A)men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;(A)
    when the wicked rule,(B) the people groan.(C)

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When the righteous [a]are in authority, the (A)people rejoice;
But when a wicked man rules, (B)the people groan.

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  1. Proverbs 29:2 become great

The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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The righteous (A)considers the cause of the poor,
But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

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16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
    but the righteous will see their downfall.(A)

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16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases;
But the righteous will see their (A)fall.

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27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
    the wicked detest the upright.(A)

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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,
And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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