Proverbs 28:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Evilרָ֭ע
(ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
men 
 
376: manfrom an unused word
do not understandיָבִ֣ינוּ
(ya·vi·nu)
995: to discerna prim. root
justice,מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
(mish·pat;)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
But those who seekוּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י
(u·me·vak·shei)
1245: to seeka prim. root
the LORD 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
understandיָבִ֥ינוּ
(ya·vi·nu)
995: to discerna prim. root
all things.כֹֽל׃
(chol.)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal


















KJV Lexicon
Evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
understand
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
not judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
but they that seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
understand
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
all things
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.

King James Bible
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything.

International Standard Version
Evil men don't understand justice, but whoever seeks the LORD understands it all.

NET Bible
Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it all.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Evil men do not understand judgment, and they that seek Lord Jehovah know all good things.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything.

King James 2000 Bible
Evil men understand not justice: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
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