New American Standard Bible (©1995) The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995) A wicked person flees when no one is chasing him, but righteous people are as bold as lions. King James Bible The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. Jump to Previous Occurrence Bold Confident Evil Fear Fled Flee Flees Goes Lion Pursuer Pursues Pursueth Pursuing Righteous Running Secure Upright Wicked Young Jump to Next Occurrence Bold Confident Evil Fear Fled Flee Flees Goes Lion Pursuer Pursues Pursueth Pursuing Righteous Running Secure Upright Wicked Young Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Chapter 28 Verse 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, Ps. 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; 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. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a are as bold but flee flees is lion man no one pursues pursuing righteous The though when wicked Bible Browser |