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Proverbs 28:28

28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;

But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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Proverbs 28:28 — The New International Version (NIV)

28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;

but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

Proverbs 28:28 — English Standard Version (ESV)

28 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves,

but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 28:28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves:

But when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 28:28 — New Living Translation (NLT)

28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.

When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.

Proverbs 28:28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

28 When the wicked arise, men hide themselves;

But when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 28:28 — New Century Version (NCV)

28 When the wicked get control, everybody hides,

but when they die, good people do well.

Proverbs 28:28 — American Standard Version (ASV)

28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;

But when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 28:28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 28:28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

28 When wicked people rise, people hide. 

When they die, righteous people increase. 

Proverbs 28:28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

28 When the wicked come to power,

people hide,

but when they are destroyed,

the righteous flourish.

Proverbs 28:28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

28 When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding;

but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 28:28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

28 With the rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden,

and with their perishing, the righteous will multiply.

Proverbs 28:28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

28 When those who are evil take charge, other people hide.

But when those who are evil die, godly people grow stronger.


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