Pro 28:1, Act 4:13, 29-31, Rom 10:20, Eph 6:19-20, Phili 1:14, Heb 11:34 | ESV | STEP | The wicked flee when no one pursues , but the righteous are bold as a lion .

mCited from Isa. 65:1; [ch. 9:30]

n Col. 4:3; 1 Thess. 5:25; 2 Thess. 3:1; [Isa. 50:4]

oSee Acts 4:29

p ch. 3:3

qSee 2 Cor. 5:20

rSee Acts 28:20

s[Acts 4:31]

u Dan. 3:25

v Judg. 7:21; 1 Sam. 17:51; 2 Sam. 12:29

w Judg. 7:21; 1 Sam. 17:51; 2 Sam. 12:29

Proverbs 28:1

1 ^aThe wicked flee when no one pursues,
but ^bthe righteous are bold as a lion.

Acts 4:13

13 ^cNow when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:29-31

29 And now, Lord, ^dlook upon their threats and grant to your servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} to continue to speak your word with all ^fboldness, 30 while ^gyou stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed ^hthrough the name of your ⁱholy servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, ^jthe place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and ^kthey were all filled with the Holy Spirit and ^lcontinued to speak the word of God with boldness.

Romans 10:20

20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say,

^m“I have been found by those who did not seek me;
I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.”

Ephesians 6:19-20

19 and ⁿalso for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth ^oboldly to proclaim ^pthe mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I ^qam an ambassador ^rin chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.

Philippians 1:14

14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold ^sto speak the word ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add of God} without fear.

Hebrews 11:34

34 ^uquenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, ^vbecame mighty in war, ^wput foreign armies to flight.