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Proverbs 28:1
1A wicked person runs away even when nobody is chasing him. But a righteous person is as brave as a lion.
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
A wicked person runs away even when nobody is chasing him. But a righteous person is as brave as a lion. 2When the people in a country refuse to obey the law, they will have many rulers. But if a country has a wise ruler who understands what is right, it will continue to be strong. 3A poor person who is cruel to helpless people is like a storm that destroys crops.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:1 word by word
נָ֣סוּ וְאֵין־רֹדֵ֣ף רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים כִּכְפִ֥יר יִבְטָֽח׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 28:1
- Exodus 11:8Moses continued to say to the king, ‘All your officers will come to me. They will fall down in front of me and they will say, “Now go! Leave here with all your people.” After that, I will leave.’ After he said that, Moses left Pharaoh. Moses was very angry.
- Psalms 27:1The Lord gives me light in my life and he makes me safe. So I am not afraid of anyone! The Lord takes care of my life. Nobody can make me afraid!
- Psalms 46:2So even when the earth shakes, we will not be afraid. And when the mountains fall down into the deep sea, we will still not be afraid.
- Psalms 112:7They are not afraid to hear bad news. They are brave, because they trust in the Lord.
- Isaiah 26:3Lord, you keep those people safe who continue to trust in you. You give them peace in their minds, because they believe in you.
- Daniel 3:16Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego answered the king, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to say anything to show you that we are not guilty.
- Daniel 6:10Daniel heard that the king had written this new law. Then he went home. He went upstairs to his room where the windows opened in the direction of Jerusalem. He bent down on his knees and he prayed to God, and he thanked God. He did that three times every day, in the same way that he had always done before.
- Acts 4:13The Jewish leaders saw that Peter and John were not afraid of them. They also knew that they were not special people. They had not been to any school. So the leaders were very surprised about how Peter and John spoke. They understood that Peter and John had been friends with Jesus.
- Acts 14:3So Paul and Barnabas stayed in Iconium for a long time. They were not afraid to tell people the message about the Lord Jesus. The Lord gave them power to do miracles. These showed the people that God was with Paul and Barnabas and that their message was true. They taught that God saves people because he is very kind.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2You know what happened to us before we came to you. The people at Philippi had done bad things to us. They had caused us to have trouble. When we came to you, our God helped us to be brave. We were not afraid to tell you his good news. Many people tried to stop us, but we told you God's message.
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
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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
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