Proverbs 28:1-9

1 1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but 2the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 When a land transgresses, 3it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.
3 4A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law 5praise the wicked, but those who keep the law 6strive against them.
5 Evil men 7do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD 8 understand it completely.
6 9Better is a poor man who 10walks in his integrity than a rich man who is 11crooked in his ways.
7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but 12a companion of gluttons shames his father.
8 Whoever multiplies his wealth 13by interest and profit[a] 14gathers it for him who is 15generous to the poor.
9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his 16prayer is an abomination.

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Cross References 16

  • 1. Leviticus 26:17; Psalms 53:5
  • 2. Leviticus 26:8; 1 Samuel 17:32
  • 3. [1 Kings 15:27]; See 1 Kings 16:8-28; 2 Kings 15:8-15
  • 4. [Matthew 18:28]
  • 5. Psalms 10:3; Romans 1:32
  • 6. [1 Kings 18:18, 21; Nehemiah 13:11, 15; Matthew 3:7; Matthew 14:4; Ephesians 5:11]
  • 7. Psalms 92:6; [John 12:39, 40]
  • 8. Psalms 119:100; [John 7:17; 1 Corinthians 2:15; James 1:5; 1 John 2:20, 27]
  • 9. Proverbs 19:1
  • 10. ver. 18
  • 11. ver. 18
  • 12. [Proverbs 23:20; Proverbs 29:3]
  • 13. Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36
  • 14. See Job 27:17
  • 15. Proverbs 14:31
  • 16. [Psalms 109:7]; See Proverbs 15:8

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor
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