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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:4 Or instruction or teaching
Proverbs 28:4-5
Lexham English Bible
4 Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked,
but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
5 Men of evil do not understand justice,
but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:5 Or “everything”
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
Lexham English Bible
9 He who turns his ear from listening to instruction,
even his prayer is an abomination.
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
Lexham English Bible
14 Happy is the person who fears continuously,
but he who is stubborn of heart,[a] will fall into calamity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:14 Or “mind”
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
Lexham English Bible
23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than he who flatters with the tongue.
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