◄ Proverbs 28 ►
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1[an error occurred while processing this directive]1The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2[an error occurred while processing this directive]2When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
3[an error occurred while processing this directive]3A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
4[an error occurred while processing this directive]4Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
5[an error occurred while processing this directive]5Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
6[an error occurred while processing this directive]6Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
7[an error occurred while processing this directive]7A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8[an error occurred while processing this directive]8Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
9[an error occurred while processing this directive]9If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
10[an error occurred while processing this directive]10Whoever leads the upright along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
11[an error occurred while processing this directive]11The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
12[an error occurred while processing this directive]12When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.
13[an error occurred while processing this directive]13Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
14[an error occurred while processing this directive]14Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
15[an error occurred while processing this directive]15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
16[an error occurred while processing this directive]16A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
17[an error occurred while processing this directive]17Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.
18[an error occurred while processing this directive]18The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
19[an error occurred while processing this directive]19Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
20[an error occurred while processing this directive]20A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
21[an error occurred while processing this directive]21To show partiality is not good-- yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22[an error occurred while processing this directive]22The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
23[an error occurred while processing this directive]23Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.
24[an error occurred while processing this directive]24Whoever robs their father or mother and says, "It's not wrong," is partner to one who destroys.
25[an error occurred while processing this directive]25The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.
26[an error occurred while processing this directive]26Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
27[an error occurred while processing this directive]27Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
28[an error occurred while processing this directive]28When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
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