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Proverbs 28:1-9
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Proverbs 28:1-9
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The wicked flee when no one is pursuing [them], but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2
When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.
3
A destitute leader
[a]
who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
4
Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law battle against them.
5
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
[b]
6
Better a poor man who lives with integrity
[c]
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.
[d]
[e]
7
A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
[f]
8
Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
[g]
9
Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law- even his prayer is detestable.
[h]
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[a].
LXX reads A wicked man
[b].
1 Co 2:15
[c].
Pr 19:1; 20:7
[d].
Lit who twists two ways
[e].
Pr 16:8,19; 19:22; Isa 5:20
[f].
Pr 17:25; 29:3; Dt 21:20
[g].
Pr 13:22; Ec 2:26; Ezk 18:13,17
[h].
Pr 15:8,29; 21:27
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