Proverbs 28:3
1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 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.
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
- KJV
- A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- WEB
- A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
- ASV
- A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- DARBY
- A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- BLB
- A man being poor and oppressing the lowly ones [is like] a rain beating down and [there is] no bread.
- ÅB
- En fattig mann som undertrykker småfolk, er et regn som skyller bort kornet, så der ikke blir brød.
- OTB
- En hersker som undertrykker de fattige er som et piskende regn som ikke etterlater mat.
- B1930
- En fattig mann som undertrykker småfolk, er et regn som skyller bort kornet, så der ikke blir brød.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 18:28–30
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
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