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Proverbs 28:1

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2For the transgressions of a land, many are the rulers thereof, but, under an intelligent and discerning man, stability is prolonged.

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Cross References

Exodus 11:8So shall all these thy servants come down unto me and bow themselves down to me saying—Go forth, thou and all the people who are in thy footsteps, and after that, will I go forth. And he went forth from Pharaoh, in a heat of anger.

Leviticus 26:36And as for such as are left of you, Then will I bring faintness into their heart, in the lands of their foes,—So that the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them, And they shall flee as though fleeing from a sword And they shall fall, when no one is pursuing;

Deuteronomy 28:25Yahweh will give thee up to be routed before thine enemies, one way, shalt thou go out against them, and, seven ways, shalt thou flee before them,—and thou shalt become a terror unto all the kingdoms of the earth.

2 Kings 7:6Now, the Lord, had caused the camp of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, noise of horses, a noise of a great host,—and they said one to another—Lo! the king of Israel hath hired against us—the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come against us.

2 Kings 7:15And they followed them as far as the Jordan, and lo! all the way, was full of garments, and utensils, which the Syrians had cast away in their fright,—and the messengers returned, and told the king.

Job 15:21A noise of dreadful things, is in his ears, In prosperity, the destroyer cometh upon him;

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