Proverbs 28:1
The wicked run away even when no one is chasing them, but the good have the trusting boldness of lions.
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In The King James Version
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
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Cross References
Exodus 11:8All your officials will come to me, bowing down before me and saying, ‘Leave, and take everyone who follows you with you!’ After that I will leave.” Moses was very angry, and left Pharaoh.
Leviticus 26:36I will make those of you who survive so discouraged that as you live in the lands of your enemies even the sound of a leaf blowing in the wind will scare you into running away! You'll run away like you're being chased by someone with a sword, and fall down even though no one is after you.
Deuteronomy 28:25The Lord will have your enemies defeat you. You will attack them from one direction, but you will scatter seven different ways. Everyone on earth will be horrified at what happens to you.
2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the Arameans hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army approaching, so they said to each other, “The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to come and attack us.”
2 Kings 7:15They went after them as far as the Jordan, and the whole way was full of clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown aside as they ran away. The messengers returned and reported to the king.
Job 15:21Terrifying sounds fill their ears; even when they think they're safe, the destroyer will attack them.