Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

New American Standard Bible

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

King James Version

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

International Standard Version

The wicked flee, though no one pursues, but the righteous are bold like a lion.

A Conservative Version

A wicked man flees when no man pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

American Standard Version

The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Amplified

The wicked flee when no one pursues them,
But the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Bible in Basic English

The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

Darby Translation

The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Julia Smith Translation

The unjust fled and none pursuing, and the just shall be confident as the young lion.

King James 2000

The wicked flee when no man pursues: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion.

Modern King James verseion

The wicked flee when no man pursues; but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The ungodly fleeth, no man chasing him; but the righteous standeth stiff as a lion.

NET Bible

The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.

New Heart English Bible

The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

The Emphasized Bible

The lawless, fleeth when no man pursueth, but, the righteous, like a lion, are confident.

Webster

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

World English Bible

The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Youngs Literal Translation

The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

נוּס 
Nuwc 
Usage: 160

but the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

בּטח 
Batach 
Usage: 120

References

American

Context Readings

All About Life

1 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers,
but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.

Cross References

Leviticus 26:17

I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.

Psalm 53:5

Then they will be filled with terror—
terror like no other
because God will scatter
the bones of those who besiege you.
You will put them to shame,
for God has rejected them.

Leviticus 26:36

“I will put anxiety in the hearts of those of you who survive in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a wind-driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as one flees from a sword, and fall though no one is pursuing them.

Daniel 6:10-11

When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house. The windows in its upper 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 4:13

When 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 14:3

So they stayed there for some time and spoke boldly in reliance on the Lord, who testified to the message of His grace by granting that signs and wonders be performed through them.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

On the contrary, after we had previously suffered, and we 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.

Exodus 11:8

All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Leave, you and all the people who follow you. After that, I will leave.’” And he left Pharaoh’s presence in fierce anger.

Deuteronomy 28:7

“The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you from one direction but flee from you in seven directions.

Deuteronomy 28:25

The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

2 Kings 7:6-7

for the Lord had caused the Aramean camp to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army. The Arameans had said to each other, “The king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to attack us.”

2 Kings 7:15

So they followed them as far as the Jordan. They saw that the whole way was littered with clothes and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king.

Psalm 27:1-2

Davidic.The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid?

Psalm 46:2-3

Therefore we will not be afraid,
though the earth trembles
and the mountains topple
into the depths of the seas,

Psalm 112:7

He will not fear bad news;
his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.

Isaiah 7:2

When it became known to the house of David that Aram had occupied Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.

Isaiah 26:3-4

You will keep the mind that is dependent on You
in perfect peace,
for it is trusting in You.

Jeremiah 20:4

for this is what the Lord says, ‘I am about to make you a terror to both yourself and those you love. They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes. I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he will deport them to Babylon and put them to the sword.

Daniel 3:16-18

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question.

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