Amsal 28:1

28:1 The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, ¹ 

but the righteous person is as confident ²  as a lion.

Kisah Para Rasul 4:29

4:29 And now, Lord, pay attention to ³  their threats, and grant ⁴  to your servants ⁵  to speak your message ⁶  with great courage, ⁷ 

[28:1]  ¹ sn The line portrays the insecurity of a guilty person – he flees because he has a guilty conscience, or because he is suspicious of others around him, or because he fears judgment.

[28:1]  ² tn The verb בָּטַח (batakh) means “to trust; to be secure; to be confident.” Cf. KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “bold.”

[28:1]  sn The righteous, who seek to find favor with God and man, have a clear conscience and do not need to look over their shoulders for avengers or law enforcers. Their position is one of confidence, so that they do not flee.

[4:29]  ³ tn Or “Lord, take notice of.”

[4:29]  ⁴ sn Grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage. The request is not for a stop to persecution or revenge on the opponents, but for boldness (great courage) to carry out the mission of proclaiming the message of what God is doing through Jesus.

[4:29]  ⁵ tn Grk “slaves.” See the note on the word “servants” in 2:18.

[4:29]  ⁶ tn Grk “word.”

[4:29]  ⁷ tn Or “with all boldness.”