Proverbs 28:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 28:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 28:28 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 28:28 — KJV
“When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.”
— Proverbs 28:28 (KJV)
Proverbs 28:28 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 28:28
“When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. hidden: or, sought for”
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“And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.”
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“If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.”
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“When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.”
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“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”
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