Warnings and Instructions

28 The wicked (A)flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are [a]bold as a lion.
By the transgression of a land (B)many are its princes,
But (C)by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:1 Lit confident

28 The wicked flee(A) though no one pursues,(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(C)

When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
    but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

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