Proverbs 28:1

Proverbs 28:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
• New International Version (NIV)The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Context of Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. 2When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures. 3A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

Proverbs 28:1 word by word

נָ֣סוּ וְאֵין־רֹדֵ֣ף רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים כִּכְפִ֥יר יִבְטָֽח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• when no man pursuethרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• but the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• are boldבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• as a lionכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715

Cross-references for Proverbs 28:1

• Exodus 11:8All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Get out, you and all the people who follow you. After that, I will get out.” And he went out from Pharaoh’s presence fiercely angry.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation — whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life — whom should I dread?
• Psalms 46:2Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas,
• Psalms 112:7He will not fear bad news; his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:3You will keep the mind that is dependent on you in perfect peace, for it is trusting in you.
• Daniel 3:16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question.
• Daniel 6:10When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house. The windows in its upstairs room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
• Acts 4:13When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.
• Acts 14:3So they stayed there a long time and spoke boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by enabling them to do signs and wonders.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:2On the contrary, after we had previously suffered and were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.

Commentaries on Proverbs 28:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The wicked flee - Every wicked man, however bold he may appear, is full of dreary apprehensions relative to both worlds. But the righteous has true courage, being conscious of his own innocence, and the approbation of his God. The unpitious fleeith - Old MS. Bible. This word is often used for impious, wicked, ungodly; hence it appears that our word pity anciently meant piety or godliness.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verse 1 Sin makes men cowards. Whatever difficulties the righteous meet in the way of duty, they are not daunted.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The wicked face God's curse for breaking his covenant (see Leviticus 26:14–17, 36–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-28Pr 28:1-28. 1. A bad conscience makes men timid; the righteous are alone truly bold (Pr 14:26; Psa 27:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 28:1

• Boldness
• Character
• Conscience
• Courage
• Cowardice
• Remorse
• Righteous
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Accept
• Cover
• Mercy
• Prosper
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• Fear
• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings