Proverbs 28:1
WEB
The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
BSB
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
KJV
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H5127
v — flit, vanish
Derivation: a primitive root;
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
KJV: × abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, × hide, lift up a standard.
vb — flee
נוּס 160 vb. flee, escape
Qal
1. flee
2. escape
3. take flight, depart, disappear
4. fly (to the attack) on horseback.
Po‛lel the breath of י׳ driveth at it, driveth it on
Hithpo‛l. in order to take flight before the bow
Hiph.
1. put to flight
2. drive hastily to a safe place
3. cause to disappear, hide
H369
np — nonentity
Derivation: as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist;
a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
KJV: else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare 370.
subst — nothing
אַ֫יִן, אָ֑֫יִן cstr. אֵין subst. prop. nothing, nought
1. to nothing, as nothing
2. cstr. אֵין, very freq. as particle of negation, is not, are not, was not, were not
3. אֵין לְ׳, with subst., or pron., there is (was) not to … = … have, has, had, etc. not
4. in circumst. clauses
5. with inf. and ל׳, it is not to …
6. with prefixes
H7291
v — run after, gone by
Derivation: a primitive root;
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
KJV: chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
vb — pursue
רָדַף 141 vb. pursue, chase, persecute
Qal 128
1.
a. pursue
b. lit. put to flight, chase
c. lit., the pursuers
d. chase, hunt
e. pursue
f. fig. persecute, harass
g. pursue, dog
2. fig. follow after, aim to secure
Niph. upon the neck (i.e. closely) we are pursued
Pi. pursue ardently
Pu. it shall be chased away like chaff of the mountains
Hiph. usu. they chased him
H7563
a — wrong, bad
Derivation: from 7561;
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV: condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
adj — wicked
רָשָׁע 263 adj. wicked, criminal
H6662
a — just
Derivation: from 6663;
just
KJV: just, lawful, righteous (man).
adj — just
צַדִּיק 206 adj. just, righteous
H3715
n-m — village, young lion
Derivation: from 3722;
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
KJV: (young) lion, village. Compare 3723.
n.m — young lion
כְּפִיר n.m. young lion
H982
v — hie, precipitately, trust, confident, sure
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
KJV: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
vb — trust
בָּטַח vb. trust
Qal
I. trust
II. be confident
Hiph. cause to trust, make secure
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Verse 1
Proverbs 28:1
See here, 1. What continual frights those are subject to that go on in wicked ways. Guilt in the conscience makes men a terror to themselves, so that they are ready to flee when none pursues; like one that absconds for debt, who thinks every one he meets a bailiff. Though they pretend to be easy, there are secret fears which haunt them wherever they go, so that they fear where no present or imminent danger is, Psa 53:5. Those that have made God their enemy, and know it, cannot but see the whole creation at war with them, and therefore can have no true enjoyment of themselves, no confidence, no courage, but a fearful looking for of judgment. Sin makes men cowards.
Degeneres animos timor arguit -
Fear argues a degenerate soul.
- Virgil
Quos diri conscia facti mens habet attonitos -
The consciousness of atrocious crimes astonishes
and confounds.
- Juvenal
If they flee when none pursues, what will they do when they shall see God himself pursuing them with his armies? Job 20:24; Job 15:24. See Deu 28:25; Lev 26:36. 2. What a holy security and serenity of mind those enjoy who keep conscience void of offence and so keep themselves in the love of God: The righteous are bold as a lion, as a young lion; in the greatest dangers they have a God of almighty power to trust to. Therefore will not we fear though the earth be removed. Whatever difficulties they meet with in the way of their duty, they are not daunted by them. None of those things move me.
Hie murus aheneus esto, nil conscire sibi -
Be this thy brazen bulwark of defence,
Still to preserve thy conscious innocence.
- Hon.
Cross-references: Ps 53:5 · Job 20:24 · Job 15:24 · Deut 28:25 · Lev 26:36