Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

When the wicked come to power,
people hide,
but when they are destroyed,
the righteous flourish.


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New American Standard Bible

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

King James Version

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

International Standard Version

When the wicked rise to power, people hide themselves, but when the wicked perish, the righteous increase.

A Conservative Version

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

American Standard Version

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

Amplified


When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves;
But when the wicked perish, the [consistently] righteous increase and become great.

Bible in Basic English

When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

Darby Translation

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Julia Smith Translation

In the rising up of the unjust, man shalt hide: and in their perishing, the lust shall increase.

King James 2000

When the wicked arise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Lexham Expanded Bible

With [the] rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden, and with their perishing, [the] righteous will multiply.

Modern King James verseion

When the wicked rise, a man hides himself, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When the ungodly are come up, men are fain to hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.

NET Bible

When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

New Heart English Bible

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

The Emphasized Bible

When lawless men rise, a common man will hide himself, but, when they perish, righteous men multiply.

Webster

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

World English Bible

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

Youngs Literal Translation

In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!

Interlinear

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

men
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

סתר 
Cathar 
Usage: 81

the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

Context Readings

All About Life

27 The one who gives to the poor
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away
will receive many curses.
28 When the wicked come to power,
people hide,
but when they are destroyed,
the righteous flourish.


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Cross References

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph,
there is great rejoicing,
but when the wicked come to power,
people hide themselves.

Job 24:4

They push the needy off the road;
the poor of the land are forced into hiding.

Esther 8:17

In every province and every city, wherever the king’s command and his law reached, joy and rejoicing took place among the Jews. There was a celebration and a holiday. And many of the ethnic groups of the land professed themselves to be Jews because fear of the Jews had overcome them.

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice,
but when the wicked rule, people groan.

Acts 12:23-24

At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.

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