Proverbs 28:4-5
Legacy Standard Bible
4 Those who forsake the law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law (B)strive with them.
5 Evil men (C)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (D)understand all things.
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
Legacy Standard Bible
9 He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,
Even his (A)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
Legacy Standard Bible
14 How blessed is the man who (A)is always in dread,
But he who (B)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
Legacy Standard Bible
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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