Proverbs 28

Warnings and Instructions

28THE WICKED flee when no man pursues them, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous are bold as a lion.H7563H5127H7291H6662H982H37152When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but when the ruler is a man of discernment, understanding, {and} knowledge, its stability will long continue.H6588H776H7227H8269H120H995H3045H3651H7483A poor man who oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food [plundering them of their last morsels].H7326H1397H6231H1800H5502H4306H38994Those who forsake the law [of God and man] praise the wicked, but those who keep the law [of God and man] contend with them.H5800H8451H1984H7563H8104H8451H16245Evil men do not understand justice, but they who crave {and} seek the Lord understand it fully.H7451H582H995H4941H1245H3068H9956Better is the poor man who walks in his integrity than he who willfully goes in double {and} wrong ways, though he is rich.H2896H7326H1980H8537H6141H1870H62237Whoever keeps the law [of God and man] is a wise son, but he who is a companion of gluttons {and} the carousing, self-indulgent, {and} extravagant shames his father.H5341H8451H995H1121H7462H2151H3637H18He who by charging excessive interest {and} who by unjust efforts to get gain increases his material possession gathers it for him [to spend] who is kind {and} generous to the poor.H5392H8636H7235H1952H6908H2603H18009He who turns away his ear from hearing the law [of God and man], even his prayer is an abomination, hateful {and} revolting [to God].H5493H241H8085H8451H8605H844110Whoever leads the upright astray into an evil way, he will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.H3477H7686H7451H1870H5307H7816H8549H2896H515711The rich man is wise in his own eyes {and} conceit, but the poor man who has understanding will find him out.H6223H376H2450H5869H1800H995H271312When the [uncompromisingly] righteous triumph, there is great glory {and} celebration; but when the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves.H6662H5970H7227H8597H7563H6965H120H266413He who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes his sins will obtain mercy.H3680H6588H6743H3034H5800H735514Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) is the man who reverently {and} worshipfully fears [the Lord] at all times [regardless of circumstances], but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.H835H120H6342H8548H7185H3820H5307H745115Like a roaring lion or a ravenous {and} charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.H5098H738H8264H1677H7563H4910H1800H597116A ruler who lacks understanding is [like a wicked one] a great oppressor, but he who hates covetousness {and} unjust gain shall prolong his days.H5057H2638H8394H7227H4642H8130H1215H748H311717If a man willfully sheds the blood of a person [and keeps the guilt of murder upon his conscience], he is fleeing to the pit (the grave) {and} hastening to his own destruction; let no man stop him!H120H6231H1818H5315H5127H953H855118He who walks uprightly shall be safe, but he who willfully goes in double {and} wrong ways shall fall in one of them.H1980H8549H3467H6140H1870H5307H25919He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless people {and} pursuits will have poverty enough.H5647H127H7646H3899H7291H7386H738920A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich [at any cost] shall not go unpunished.H530H376H7227H1293H213H6238H535221To have respect of persons {and} to show partiality is not good, neither is it good that man should transgress for a piece of bread.H5234H6440H2896H6595H3899H1397H658622He who has an evil {and} covetous eye hastens to be rich and knows not that want will come upon him.H376H926H1952H7451H5869H3045H2639H93523He who rebukes a man shall afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.H3198H120H310H4672H2580H2505H395624Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, This is no sin--he is in the same class as [an open, lawless robber and] a destroyer.H1497H1H517H559H6588H2270H376H784325He who is of a greedy spirit stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the Lord shall be enriched {and} blessed.H7342H5315H1624H4066H982H3068H187826He who leans on, trusts in, {and} is confident of his own mind {and} heart is a [self-confident] fool, but he who walks in skillful {and} godly Wisdom shall be delivered.H982H3820H3684H1980H2451H442227He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes [from their want] will have many a curse.H5414H7326H4270H5956H5869H7227H399428When the wicked rise [to power], men hide themselves; but when they perish, the [consistently] righteous increase {and} become many.H7563H6965H120H5641H6H6662H7235