Proverbs 28:1 KJV
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Matthew Henry
- Proverbs 28:1–28Sin makes men cowards. Whatever difficulties the righteous meet in the way of duty, they are not daunted. 2. National sins disturb the public repose. 3. If...
Thompson Chains
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Cross References
- Deuteronomy 28:7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
- Psalms 53:5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
- Leviticus 26:17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
- Psalms 112:7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
- Isaiah 26:3–4 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. …
- Acts 14:3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
- Leviticus 26:36 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
- 2 Kings 7:6–7 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the 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 upon us. …
- Psalms 27:1–2 <A Psalm of David.> The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? …
- Jeremiah 20:4 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
- Daniel 3:16–18 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. …
- Daniel 6:10–11 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. …
- Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
- Exodus 11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.
- Deuteronomy 28:25 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
- 2 Kings 7:15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
- Psalms 46:2–3 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; …
- Isaiah 7:2 And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
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Topics
- Boldness Of THE RIGHTEOUS
- Character Bold
- Conscience Guilty
- Courage Scriptures relating to
- Cowardice General scriptures concerning
- Remorse General scriptures concerning
- Righteous Lions
- Sin Fruits of
- Wicked (people) Contrasted with righteous people
Hebrew and Strong’s
- The wicked רָשָׁע rāšāʿ רָשָׁע Adjective · masculine singular
- flee נָסוּ nāsû נוּס Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- when no man pursueth וְאֵין wĕʾên Negative · with and רֹדֵף rōdēp רָדַף Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- but the righteous וְצַדִּיקִים wĕṣaddîqîm צַדִּיק Adjective · masculine plural · with and
- are bold יִבְטָח yibṭāḥ בָּטַח Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- as a lion כִּכְפִיר kikpîr כְּפִיר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
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