Proverbs 28:1-8

1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
3 A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
7 A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.

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Cross References 8

  • 1. S 2 Kings 7:7
  • 2. S Leviticus 26:17; Psalms 53:5
  • 3. S Psalms 138:3
  • 4. Proverbs 19:1
  • 5. Proverbs 23:19-21
  • 6. S Exodus 18:21; Ezekiel 18:8
  • 7. S Job 27:17; Proverbs 13:22
  • 8. S Job 3:15; Psalms 112:9; Proverbs 14:31; Luke 14:12-14

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