Proverbs 28:4-5
New American Standard Bible
4 Those who abandon the Law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the Law (B)strive against them.
5 Evil people (C)do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord (D)understand everything.
Proverbs 28:4-5
International Standard Version
4 Those who forsake the Law praise the wicked,
but whoever keeps it[a] fights them.
5 Evil men don’t understand justice,
but whoever seeks the Lord understands it all.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:4 Lit. keeps the Law
Proverbs 28:9
New American Standard Bible
9 One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law,
Even his (A)prayer is an abomination.
Proverbs 28:9
International Standard Version
9 If someone quits[a] listening to the Law
even his prayer is detestable.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:9 Lit. turns away from
Proverbs 28:14
New American Standard Bible
14 How blessed is the person who (A)fears always,
But one who (B)hardens his heart will fall into disaster.
Proverbs 28:14
International Standard Version
14 Blessed is the man who always fears the Lord,[a]
but whoever hardens his heart will fall into disaster.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:14 The Heb. lacks the Lord
Proverbs 28:23
New American Standard Bible
23 One who (A)rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
Than one who (B)flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 28:23
International Standard Version
23 Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor
than someone who flatters with his words.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:23 Lit. tongue
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