Proverbs 28:4
New Living Translation
4 To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
to obey the law is to fight them.
Proverbs 28:4
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:7
New Living Translation
7 Young people who obey the law are wise;
those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.[a]
Footnotes
- 28:7 Hebrew their father.
Proverbs 28:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 He who observes the law is a son who understands,
But he who befriends (A)gluttons humiliates his father.
Proverbs 28:9
New Living Translation
9 God detests the prayers
of a person who ignores the law.
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 29:18
New Living Translation
18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.
But whoever obeys the law is joyful.
Proverbs 29:18
Legacy Standard Bible
18 Where there is (A)no [a]vision, the people (B)are out of control,
But how (C)blessed is he who keeps the law.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:18 Or revelation
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