Proverbs 28:4-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law struggle against them.(A)
5 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(B)
Proverbs 28:4-5
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Those who abandon the law[a] praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law oppose them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
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- Proverbs 28:4 Or instruction or teaching
Proverbs 28:4-5
New International Version
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.
Proverbs 28:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 When one will not listen to the law,
even one’s prayers are an abomination.(A)
Proverbs 28:9
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 A person who turns his ear away from the law—
even his prayer is an abomination.
Proverbs 28:9
New International Version
9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
even their prayers are detestable.(A)
Proverbs 28:14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 Happy is the one who is never without fear,
but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.(A)
Proverbs 28:14
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 Blessed is the person who always is afraid of sin,
but one who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
Proverbs 28:14
New International Version
14 Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
Proverbs 28:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.(A)
Proverbs 28:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 In the end a person who corrects someone will find more favor
than a person with a flattering tongue.
Proverbs 28:23
New International Version
23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
rather than one who has a flattering tongue.(A)
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