...fewer the better cheer. The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. The wicked fleeth when no man pursueth ; but the righteous are bold as a lion. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise. To err is human ; to forgive is divine. Train up a child...

...good reason to be so, for if God be for him, what need has he to fear what man can do against him ? " The wicked flee when no man pursueth : but the righteous are bold as a lion," Prov. xxviii. 1. But though he be so full of courage, yet is he timorous as the doe, for if God leave him for a moment,...

...It is not fear in the sense of terror, or alarm. Terror attends the wicked, not the good. We read, " The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion." Prov. xxviii. 1. Again, " I will appoint over you terror. consumption, and the burning ague." Lev. xxvi. 16. Terror...

...conscience, and a sense of the presence and favour of God, are vital to the existence of moral courage. " The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a lion." Guilt and moral cowardice are inseparable companions. When conscience is burdened with unrepented sin,...

...conscience, and a sense of the presence and favour of God, are vital to the existence of moral courage. " The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a lion." Guilt and moral cowardice are inseparable companions. When conscience is burdened with unrepented sin,...

...whereas guilt, which is the nakedness of the soul, puts the stoutest sinner into a shaking-fit of fear. " The wicked flee when no man pursueth : but the righteous are bold as a lion."d They say, sheep are. scared with the clatter of their own feet as they run ; so is the sinner...

...that you can not establish that necessary connection with the divine source of courage and strength. The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. — Proverbs 28:1. In this verse you see another reason for righteousness and for seeking wisdom. When...

...What is here said is agreeable to the observation of that wise King and inspired writer, who tells us, "the wicked flee, when no man pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a lion." III. Let me now offer a few considerations to shew the obligations men are under to defend that liberty...

...(Revelation 5:5). A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any (Proverbs 30:30). The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1). Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh...

...fountain, the wolves will never dare to come and drink from it. For these and other reasons I like lions. The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion (Proverbs, 28, i) . The lion will not touch the true prince. (Even John Shakespeare said that, in his...