Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion.
New American Standard Bible
But the righteous are
King James Version
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Holman Bible
but the righteous are as 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
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.
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.
Themes
holy Boldness » A characteristic of saints
Character » Of the wicked » Fearful
Character of the wicked » Fearful
Courage » Scriptures relating to
Government » How states fall and how states are prolonged
Lions » Illustrative » Of boldness of saints
Nations » How states fall and how states are prolonged
Righteous » Compared with » Lions
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Are bold as a lion
Transgression » The reward for transgression
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 28:1
Prayers for Proverbs 28:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
1 The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion. 2 By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
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Cross References
Leviticus 26:17
And I will set my face against you, and you shall be defeated {before} your enemies; and your haters shall rule over you, and you shall flee away, but there shall not be {anybody who is pursuing} you.
Psalm 53:5
There {they are very fearful} [where] no fear had been, because God has scattered the bones of him who encamps [against] you. You have put [them] to shame, because God has rejected them.
Leviticus 26:36
As for the ones who remain among you, I will bring fearfulness in their hearts in the land of their enemies; and a sound of a windblown leaf shall pursue them, and they shall flee [like] flight {before} a sword, and they shall fall, but there shall not be a pursuer.
Daniel 6:10-11
Now {when} Daniel realized that the document was signed, he went to his house ({now he had windows in his upper room that were open} toward Jerusalem), and three times {daily} he knelt on his knees and prayed and [gave] praise before his God, {just as} he had been doing {previously}.
Acts 4:13
Now [when they] saw the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were astonished, and recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.
Acts 14:3
So they stayed [there] for a considerable time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.
1 Thessalonians 2:2
but [after we] had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, just as you know, we had the courage in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.
Exodus 11:8
And all of these your servants will come down to me and bow to me, saying, 'Go out, you and all the people who [are] at your feet.' And afterward I will go out." And he went out from Pharaoh {in great anger}.
Deuteronomy 28:7
"Yahweh will cause your enemies {who rise up against you to be defeated before you}; on one road they shall come out [against] you, but on seven roads they shall flee {before you}.
Deuteronomy 28:25
"Yahweh shall cause you to be defeated {before} your enemies; on one road you shall go {against} them, but you will flee on seven roads {before} them, and you shall become a thing of horror to all of the kingdoms of the earth.
2 Kings 7:6-7
Now the Lord had caused the camp of [the] Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, the sound of horses, and the sound of a great army. So they said {to one another}, "Look, the king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us!"
2 Kings 7:15
and they went after them to the Jordan. Look, all of the way [was] littered with clothes and equipment which [the] Arameans had thrown away in their haste. Then the messengers returned and told the king.
Psalm 27:1-2
Yahweh [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh [is] the refuge of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 46:2-3
Therefore we will not fear though [the] earth change, and though the mountains totter into [the] {midst} of [the] sea,
Psalm 112:7
He is not afraid of bad news; his heart [is] steadfast, secure in Yahweh.
Isaiah 7:2
When it was reported to the house of David, saying "Aram stands by Ephraim," his heart and the heart of his people shook like the shaking of the trees of [the] forest because of [the] wind.
Isaiah 26:3-4
You will protect a firm inclination [in] peace, [in] peace because he trusts in you.
Jeremiah 20:4
For thus says Yahweh, 'Look, I [am] making you a terror to yourself and to all your friends, and they will fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes [will be] seeing [it]. And all Judah I will give into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will deport them [to] Babylon, and he will strike them with the sword.
Daniel 3:16-18
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego answered and said to the king, Nebuchadnezzar, "We have no need on this matter {to present a defense to you}.