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Wisdom

Herzberger — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT

Job 28:28 (New International Version)

²⁸ And he said to man,
'The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
and to shun evil is understanding.' "

Proverbs 8 (New International Version)

Wisdom's Call

¹ Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?

² On the heights along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

³ beside the gates leading into the city,
at the entrances, she cries aloud:

⁴ "To you, O men, I call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.

⁵ You who are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, gain understanding.

⁶ Listen, for I have worthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.

⁷ My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.

⁸ All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.

⁹ To the discerning all of them are right;
they are faultless to those who have knowledge.

¹⁰ Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,

¹¹ for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.

¹² "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.

¹³ To fear the LORD is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.

¹⁴ Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have understanding and power.

¹⁵ By me kings reign
and rulers make laws that are just;

¹⁶ by me princes govern,
and all nobles who rule on earth. ^[a]

¹⁷ I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.

¹⁸ With me are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.

¹⁹ My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.

²⁰ I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,

²¹ bestowing wealth on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.

²² "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, ^[b], ^[c]
before his deeds of old;

²³ I was appointed ^[d] from eternity,
from the beginning, before the world began.

²⁴ When there were no oceans, I was given birth,
when there were no springs abounding with water;

²⁵ before the mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,

²⁶ before he made the earth or its fields
or any of the dust of the world.

²⁷ I was there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,

²⁸ when he established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,

²⁹ when he gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

³⁰ Then I was the craftsman at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence,

³¹ rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind.

³² "Now then, my sons, listen to me;
blessed are those who keep my ways.

³³ Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not ignore it.

³⁴ Blessed is the man who listens to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.

³⁵ For whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the LORD.

³⁶ But whoever fails to find me harms himself;
all who hate me love death."

Tody's Wisdom

Herzberger — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:35:00 GMT

Joshua 23:1-15 (New International Version)

Joshua 23

Joshua's Farewell to the Leaders

¹ After a long time had passed and the LORD had given Israel rest from all their enemies around them, Joshua, by then old and well advanced in years, ² summoned all Israel—their elders, leaders, judges and officials—and said to them: "I am old and well advanced in years. ³ You yourselves have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the LORD your God who fought for you. ⁴ Remember how I have allotted as an inheritance for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Great Sea ^[a]in the west. ⁵ The LORD your God himself will drive them out of your way. He will push them out before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.

⁶ "Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left. ⁷ Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear by them. You must not serve them or bow down to them. ⁸ But you are to hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have until now.

⁹ "The LORD has driven out before you great and powerful nations; to this day no one has been able to withstand you. ¹⁰One of you routs a thousand, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as he promised. ¹¹ So be very careful to love the LORD your God.

¹² "But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them and associate with them, ¹³ then you may be sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land, which the LORD your God has given you.

¹⁴ "Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed. ¹⁵ But just as every good promise of the LORD your God has come true, so the LORD will bring on you all the evil he has threatened, until he has destroyed you from this good land he has given you.

Joshua 24:14-15 (New International Version)

¹⁴ "Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.¹⁵ But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."

Joshua 22:4-8 (New International Version)

⁴ Now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as he promised, return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan. ⁵ But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."

⁶ Then Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their homes. ⁷ (To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half of the tribe Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan with their brothers.) When Joshua sent them home, he blessed them, ⁸ saying, "Return to your homes with your great wealth—with large herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze and iron, and a great quantity of clothing—and divide with your brothers the plunder from your enemies."

O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.”-Isaiah 25:1

“These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”- Deuteronomy 6: 6-7

God's Word

Herzberger — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:26:00 GMT

Today's Word from God and through Solomon

Proverbs 4:4-14 (New International Version)

⁴ he taught me and said,
"Lay hold of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands and you will live.

⁵ Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or swerve from them.

⁶ Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, ^[a] get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.

⁹ She will set a garland of grace on your head
and present you with a crown of splendor."

¹⁰ Listen, my son, accept what I say,
and the years of your life will be many.

¹¹ I guide you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths.

¹² When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when you run, you will not stumble.

¹³ Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard it well, for it is your life.

¹⁴ Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evil men.

Proverbs 4:23-24 (New International Version)

²³ Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life.

²⁴ Put away perversity from your mouth;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”- Joshua 1:9

Psolomon

Herzberger — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:17:00 GMT

Proverbs 3:1-2 (New International Version)

Further Benefits of Wisdom

¹ My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,

² for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you prosperity.

Proverbs 3:7-8 (New International Version)

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.

⁸ This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.

Proverbs 3:9-10 (New International Version)

⁹ Honor the LORD with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops;

¹⁰ then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.

Proverbs 3:13-26 (New International Version)

¹³ Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
the man who gains understanding,

¹⁴ for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire can compare with her.

¹⁶ Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.

¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
those who lay hold of her will be blessed.

¹⁹ By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations,
by understanding he set the heavens in place;

²⁰ by his knowledge the deeps were divided,
and the clouds let drop the dew.

²¹ My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment,
do not let them out of your sight;

²² they will be life for you,
an ornament to grace your neck.

²³ Then you will go on your way in safety,
and your foot will not stumble;

²⁴ when you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

²⁵ Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

²⁶ for the LORD will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from being snared.

Proverbs 3:33 (New International Version)

³³ The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.

Who is in Charge

Herzberger — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:46:00 GMT

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”- Isaiah 55:8-9

Solomon's Advice Today

Herzberger — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:19:00 GMT

Proverbs 1:1-7 (New International Version)

Prologue: Purpose and Theme

¹ The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

² for attaining wisdom and discipline;
for understanding words of insight;

³ for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
doing what is right and just and fair;

⁴ for giving prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young-

⁵ let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance-

⁶ for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools ^[a] despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 1:29-33 (New International Version)

²⁹ Since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the LORD,

³⁰ since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,

³¹ they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.

³² For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;

³³ but whoever listens to me will live in safety
and be at ease, without fear of harm."

Proverbs 2 (New International Version)

Proverbs 2

Moral Benefits of Wisdom

¹ My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,

² turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding,

³ and if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,

⁴ and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,

⁵ then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For the LORD gives wisdom,
and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

⁷ He holds victory in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,

⁸ for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.

⁹ Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.

¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹ Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.

¹² Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from men whose words are perverse,

¹³ who leave the straight paths
to walk in dark ways,

¹⁴ who delight in doing wrong
and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,

¹⁵ whose paths are crooked
and who are devious in their ways.

¹⁶ It will save you also from the adulteress,
from the wayward wife with her seductive words,

¹⁷ who has left the partner of her youth
and ignored the covenant she made before God. ^[a]

¹⁸ For her house leads down to death
and her paths to the spirits of the dead.

¹⁹ None who go to her return
or attain the paths of life.

²⁰ Thus you will walk in the ways of good men
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

²¹ For the upright will live in the land,
and the blameless will remain in it;

²² but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and the unfaithful will be torn from it.

Good advice

Herzberger — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:58:00 GMT

cheerful look brings joy to the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.

Stop reading bad news

Godly Joy breaks power of evil

A merry heart is good medicine

God wants you to reign

Solomon's advice

Herzberger — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:18:00 GMT

Solomon’s advice today

Proverbs 28:27 (New King James Version)

²⁷ He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

Proverbs 28:25 (New King James Version)

²⁵ He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the LORD will be prospered.

Proverbs 28:22 (New King James Version)

²² A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 28:20 (New King James Version)

²⁰ A faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:10 (New King James Version)

¹⁰ Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He himself will fall into his own pit;
But the blameless will inherit good.

Proverbs 28:1 (New King James Version)

The wicked flee when no one pursues,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Solomon's advice

Herzberger — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:18:00 GMT

Solomon’s advice today

Proverbs 28:27 (New King James Version)

²⁷ He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

Proverbs 28:25 (New King James Version)

²⁵ He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the LORD will be prospered.

Proverbs 28:22 (New King James Version)

²² A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 28:20 (New King James Version)

²⁰ A faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:10 (New King James Version)

¹⁰ Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He himself will fall into his own pit;
But the blameless will inherit good.

Proverbs 28:1 (New King James Version)

The wicked flee when no one pursues,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Greatness of America

Herzberger — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:19:00 GMT

Truth about America

Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when
DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaule said he wanted all US
military out of France as soon as possible.

   Rusk responded,
"Does that include those who are buried here?"

DeGuale
did not respond.

You could have heard a pin drop.

When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the  Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of
'empire building' by George Bush.

   He answered by saying,
"Over the years, the United States has sent many of  its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom  beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for  in return is enough to bury those that did not  return."
  You  could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  There was a conference in France
where a number of international engineers
were taking part, including French and American. During a break,  one of the French engineers came back into the room saying, "Have you
heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft  carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he  intend to do, bomb them?"
  A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three  hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are  nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to  shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand  gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a  dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and  from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?"
You  could have heard a pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included  Admirals from the U.S.., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries.  Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many  languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?"
  Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the  Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't  have to speak German."
You  could have heard a pin drop.
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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...  Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France
previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."

The American said,"The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."  "Impossible.  Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in France !"

  The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in
1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen  to show a passport to."

You  could have heard a pin drop.
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I am proud to be of this land, AMERICA. Many generations of my family have fought, served and died for America...I'm a part of her history.

America

Life and death

Herzberger — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:12:00 GMT

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (New International Version)

¹⁹ This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live ²⁰ and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Spoken Word

Herzberger — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:22:00 GMT

Numbers 24:9 (New Living Translation)

Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down;
      like a lioness, who dares to arouse her?
   Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,
      and cursed is everyone who curses you.

Proverbs 11:28 (New Living Translation)

²⁸ Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

Proverbs 11:27 (New Living Translation)

²⁷ If you search for good, you will find favor;
but if you search for evil, it will find you!

Proverbs 11:26 (New Living Translation)

²⁶ People curse those who hoard their grain,
but they bless the one who sells in time of need.

Proverbs 11:19 (New Living Translation)

¹⁹ Godly people find life;
evil people find death.

Proverbs 11:11 (New Living Translation)

¹¹ Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper,
but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.

Proverbs 11:9 (New Living Translation)

⁹ With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
but knowledge will rescue the righteous.

Proverbs 10:29-32 (New Living Translation)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity,
but it destroys the wicked.

³⁰ The godly will never be disturbed,
but the wicked will be removed from the land.

³¹ The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice,
but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.

³² The lips of the godly speak helpful words,
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.

Proverbs 10:9 (New Living Translation)

⁹ People with integrity walk safely,
but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.

Numbers 23:8 (New Living Translation)

⁸ But how can I curse those
      whom God has not cursed?
   How can I condemn those
      whom the Lord has not condemned?

Numbers 22:12 (New Living Translation)

¹² But God told Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!”

Proverbs 10:6 (New Living Translation)

⁶ The godly are showered with blessings;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.

Spoken Word

Herzberger — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:44:00 GMT

Proverbs 10:29-32 (New Living Translation)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity,
but it destroys the wicked.

³⁰ The godly will never be disturbed,
but the wicked will be removed from the land.

³¹ The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice,
but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.

³² The lips of the godly speak helpful words,
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.

Proverbs 10:9 (New Living Translation)

⁹ People with integrity walk safely,
but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.

Numbers 23:8 (New Living Translation)

⁸ But how can I curse those
      whom God has not cursed?
   How can I condemn those
      whom the Lord has not condemned?

Numbers 22:12 (New Living Translation)

¹² But God told Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!”

Proverbs 10:6 (New Living Translation)

⁶ The godly are showered with blessings;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.

Love

Herzberger — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:30:00 GMT

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.”- 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

BLOG.CHRISTIANSTIMULUS.NET

Wisdom

Job 28:28 (New International Version)

Proverbs 8 (New International Version)

Wisdom's Call

Tody's Wisdom

Joshua 23:1-15 (New International Version)

Joshua 23

Joshua's Farewell to the Leaders

Joshua 24:14-15 (New International Version)

Joshua 22:4-8 (New International Version)

God's Word

Proverbs 4:4-14 (New International Version)

Proverbs 4:23-24 (New International Version)

Psolomon

Proverbs 3:1-2 (New International Version)

Further Benefits of Wisdom

Proverbs 3:7-8 (New International Version)

Proverbs 3:9-10 (New International Version)

Proverbs 3:13-26 (New International Version)

Proverbs 3:33 (New International Version)

Who is in Charge

Solomon's Advice Today

Proverbs 1:1-7 (New International Version)

Prologue: Purpose and Theme

Proverbs 1:29-33 (New International Version)

Proverbs 2 (New International Version)

Proverbs 2

Moral Benefits of Wisdom

Good advice

Solomon's advice

Proverbs 28:27 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:25 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:22 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:20 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:10 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:1 (New King James Version)

The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Solomon's advice

Proverbs 28:27 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:25 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:22 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:20 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:10 (New King James Version)

Proverbs 28:1 (New King James Version)

The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion.

Greatness of America

Life and death

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (New International Version)

Spoken Word

Numbers 24:9 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 11:28 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 11:27 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 11:19 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 11:9 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 10:29-32 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 10:9 (New Living Translation)

Numbers 23:8 (New Living Translation)

Numbers 22:12 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 10:6 (New Living Translation)

Spoken Word

Proverbs 10:29-32 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 10:9 (New Living Translation)

Numbers 23:8 (New Living Translation)

Numbers 22:12 (New Living Translation)

Proverbs 10:6 (New Living Translation)

Love

The wicked flee when no one pursues,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

The wicked flee when no one pursues,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.