Proverbs 28:4
English Standard Version
4 Those who forsake the law (A)praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law (B)strive against them.
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 29:18
English Standard Version
18 Where (A)there is no prophetic vision the people (B)cast off restraint,[a]
but blessed is he who (C)keeps the law.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:18 Or the people are discouraged
Proverbs 29:18
New Living Translation
18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.
But whoever obeys the law is joyful.
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