The Meaning of Proverbs 28:1 Explained

Proverbs 28:1

KJV: The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

YLT: The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

Darby: The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion.

ASV: The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The wicked  flee  when no man pursueth:  but the righteous  are bold  as a lion. 

What does Proverbs 28:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 28

1  general observations of impiety and integrity

What do the individual words in Proverbs 28:1 mean?

Flee and when no one pursues the wicked but the righteous as a lion are bold
נָ֣סוּ וְאֵין־ רֹדֵ֣ף רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים כִּכְפִ֥יר יִבְטָֽח

נָ֣סוּ  Flee 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: נוּס  
Sense: to flee, escape.
וְאֵין־  and  when  no  one 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
רֹדֵ֣ף  pursues 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: רָדַף  
Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
רָשָׁ֑ע  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים  but  the  righteous 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
כִּכְפִ֥יר  as  a  lion 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּפִיר 
Sense: young lion.
יִבְטָֽח  are  bold 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּטוּחַ 
Sense: to trust.