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⌂ ← PRO 28:1–28:28 → ║ ©

The Book of Proverbs 28

28 Wicked people run away even though no one is chasing them,

but righteous people are as brave as lions.

2 When the people in a country sin, they have many leaders;

but when they have a truly knowledgeable ruler, they will last.

3 Poor people who oppress other poor people

are as destructive as rain that destroys all the crops, so that there is nothing to eat.

4 People who reject Yahweh’s laws say good things about wicked people;

but people who obey those laws oppose such wicked people.

5 Evil people cannot comprehend what is just,

but people who desire to please Yahweh comprehend everything about it.

6 It is better to be poor and act honestly

than to act dishonestly and be rich.

7 People who obey Yahweh’s laws are discerning children;

but people who befriend gluttons disgrace their fathers.

8 People who become wealthy by charging an unreasonably large amount of interest from those to whom they loan money,

unknowingly collect that wealth to give it to people who are kind to poor people.

9 Yahweh detests what people pray

if those people refuse to even listen to his laws.

10 People who guide upright people to act evilly

will destroy themselves by what they do,

but people whom Yahweh does not blame for acting wickedly will receive what is good.

11 Rich people may wrongly think that they are wise,

but discerning poor people will prove that those people are not wise.

12 People celebrate when righteous people become powerful,

but people hide when wicked people become powerful.

13 Nothing will be successful for people who try to hide the sinful things that they do,

but Yahweh will be merciful to people who confess the sinful things that they have done and stop doing them.

14 People who always reverently fear Yahweh are happy,

but bad things happen to stubborn people.

15 Wicked people who rule over poor people are as dangerous

as a roaring lion or attacking bear.

16 Leaders who are not understanding severely oppress other people,

but people who despise gaining wealth unjustly will live for a long time.

17 People who murder others will keep running away from those who would punish them until they die.

Do not help them!

18 Yahweh will rescue people whom he does not blame for how they act;

but people who act dishonestly will suddenly ruin themselves.

19 People who work hard will have enough food to eat,

but people who waste time doing worthless things will only be poor.

20 Yahweh abundantly blesses faithful people,

but he will certainly punish people who are eager to be wealthy.

21 Although it is very evil to favor someone,

some people will sin by doing so to get as little as a scrap of food.

22 Although people who are eager to become rich are stingy,

they do not realize that they will become poor.

23 People will approve of people who correct them after they do so

more than people who speak flatteringly to them.

24 People who rob their parents and say that doing so is not wrong

are as bad as murderers.

25 Greedy people cause people to argue with each other,

but Yahweh will prosper people who trust him.

26 People who trust themselves are stupid,

but people who act wisely are the ones who will escape what is dangerous.

27 People who give poor people what they need will have all that they need,

but Yahweh abundantly curses people who ignore poor people.

28 People hide when wicked people become powerful,

but when those wicked people die, there will be more and more righteous people.

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