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Proverbs 28 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. | The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. | The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. | The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion. | The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. |
| 2 | A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order. | When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. | For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. | Due to a wrongdoing of a land its leaders are many, But by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures. | When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order. |
| 3 | A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food. | A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. | A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. | A poor man who oppresses the helpless Is like a driving rain which leaves no food. | A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. |
| 4 | Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them. | Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them. | They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. | Those who abandon the Law praise the wicked, But those who keep the Law strive against them. | Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them. |
| 5 | Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully. | Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely. | Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things. | Evil people do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand everything. | Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully. |
| 6 | Better a poor man |