Proverbs 28:4-5
New Living Translation
4 To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
to obey the law is to fight them.
5 Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand completely.
Proverbs 28:4-5
Common English Bible
4 Those who abandon Instruction praise the wicked,
but those who follow Instruction battle them.
5 Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
Proverbs 28:9
New Living Translation
9 God detests the prayers
of a person who ignores the law.
Proverbs 28:9
Common English Bible
9 Those who turn their ears from hearing Instruction—
even their prayers will be detested.
Proverbs 28:14
New Living Translation
14 Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,[a]
but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.
Footnotes
- 28:14 Or those who fear the Lord; Hebrew reads those who fear.
Proverbs 28:14
Common English Bible
14 Happy are those who are continually fearful,
but those whose hearts are hard fall into trouble.
Proverbs 28:23
New Living Translation
23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticism
far more than flattery.
Proverbs 28:23
Common English Bible
23 Those who correct someone will, in the end, find more favor
than those with flattering tongues.
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