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Proverbs 28:2-4
New International Reader's Version
Proverbs 28:2-4
New International Reader's Version
2 A country has many rulers when its people don’t obey.
But an understanding ruler knows how to keep order.
3 A ruler who treats poor people badly
is like a pounding rain that leaves no crops.
4 Those who turn away from instruction praise sinners.
But those who learn from it oppose them.
Proverbs 28:2-4
New International Version
Proverbs 28:2-4
New International Version
2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
3 A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
but those who heed it resist them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
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