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Proverbs 28:3-5
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 28:3-5
Amplified Bible
3
A poor man who oppresses and exploits the lowly
Is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.(A)
4
Those who [a]set aside the law [of God and man] praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law [of God and man] struggle with them.(B)
5
Evil men do not understand justice,
But they who long for and seek the Lord understand it fully.(C)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:4 Lit forsake.
Proverbs 28:3-5
New International Version
Proverbs 28:3-5
New International Version
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.
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
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