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Proverbs 28:4

The lawJustice

2 A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

6 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

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BSB
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
KJV
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
WEB
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
ASV
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.
DARBY
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.
BLB
Those abandoning instruction praise a wicked one, and those guarding instruction contend with them.
ÅB
De som ikke følger loven, priser de ugudelige, men de som holder loven, strider mot dem.
OTB
De som forlater loven priser de ugudelige, men de som holder den kjemper mot dem.
B1930
De som ikke følger loven, priser de ugudelige, men de som holder loven, strider mot dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Romans 1:32

    Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

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  • Ephesians 5:11

    Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

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  • Matthew 14:4

    because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

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  • Matthew 3:7

    But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

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  • 1 Kings 18:18

    “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.

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  • Psalms 10:3

    For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

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  • 1 John 4:5

    They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.

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  • Psalms 49:18

    Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—

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