Proverbs 28:3-5
Legacy Standard Bible
3 A (A)poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is a driving rain [a]which leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law (B)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law (C)strive with them.
5 Evil men (D)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (E)understand all things.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Lit and there is no bread
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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