Proverbs 28:15-28 Parallel Bible Translations

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15	Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.	Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.	Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
16	A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.	A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.	A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
17	A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.	If one is burdened with the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.	Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.
18	He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.	Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.	The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
19	The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.	Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.	Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
20	A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.	A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.	A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
21	To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.	To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.	To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22	A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.	A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.	The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
23	He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.	Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.	Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.
24	He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.	Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “That is no transgression,” is a companion to a man who destroys.	Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.
25	A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.	A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.	The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.
26	He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.	Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.	Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
27	Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.	Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.	Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
28	When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.	When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.	When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
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