Proverbs 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.

[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.”