Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
In context
1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. 2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order. 3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. 4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 28:1 in the KJV
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: But the righteous are bold as a lion.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 28:1 in the ESV
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.