Verse Comparison: Proverbs 28:28
American Standard Version
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.
Amplified® Bible
When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves; but when they perish, the [consistently] righteous increase {and} become many.
Contemporary English Version
When crooks are in control, everyone tries to hide, but when they lose power, good people are everywhere.
Darby English Version
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Good News Bible
People stay in hiding when the wicked come to power. But when they fall from power, the righteous will rule again.
King James Version
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
New American Standard Bible
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.
New International Version
When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;
but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
New King James Version
When the wicked arise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.
Revised Standard Version
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves,
but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Young's Literal Translation
In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!
