Proverbs 28:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:7

‘The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you from one direction but flee from you in seven directions.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

On the contrary, after we had previously suffered  and were treated outrageously in Philippi,  as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.

Acts 4:13

When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realised that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognised that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 14:3

So they stayed there a long time and spoke boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by enabling them to do signs and wonders.

Jeremiah 20:4

for this is what the Lord says, “I am about to make you a terror to both yourself and those you love.  They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes.  I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he will deport them to Babylon and put them to the sword.

Leviticus 26:36

‘I will put anxiety in the hearts of those of you who survive in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a wind-driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as one flees from a sword, and fall though no one is pursuing them.

Deuteronomy 28:25

The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions.  You will be an object of horror  to all the kingdoms of the earth.

2 Kings 7:15

So they followed them as far as the Jordan. They saw that the whole way was littered with clothes and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king.

Isaiah 7:2

When it became known to the house of David  that Aram had occupied Ephraim,  the heart of Ahaz  and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.

Exodus 11:8

All these officials of yours will come down to me and bow before me, saying: Get out, you and all the people who follow you.  After that, I will get out.’ And he went out from Pharaoh’s presence fiercely angry.

Leviticus 26:17

I will turn  against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.

Nehemiah 6:11

But I said, ‘Should a man like me run away? How can someone like me enter the temple and live?  I will not go.’

Proverbs 27:27

there will be enough goat’s milk for your food – food for your household and nourishment for your female servants.

Isaiah 30:17

One thousand will flee at the threat of one, at the threat of five you will flee, until you remain like a solitary pole on a mountaintop or a banner on a hill.

1 Kings 1:49

Then all of Adonijah’s guests got up trembling and went their separate ways.

Job 15:21

Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.

Proverbs 10:9

The one who lives with integrity lives securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.