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Proverbs 28:3–4
Proverbs 28:3–4 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)
3 A ruler who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
but those who heed it resist them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor
Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked:
But such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 A poor person who oppresses the poor
is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.
4 To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
to obey the law is to fight them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 A poor man who oppresses the poor
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
But such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Rulers who mistreat the poor
are like a hard rain that destroys the crops.
4 Those who disobey what they have been taught praise the wicked,
but those who obey what they have been taught are against them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 A needy man that oppresseth the poor
Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked;
But such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 A poor person who oppresses poorer people
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who abandon ⸤God’s⸥ teachings praise wicked people,
but those who follow ⸤God’s⸥ teachings oppose wicked people.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who reject the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law battle against them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 A ruler who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law struggle against them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked,
but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 A ruler who beats poor people down
is like a pounding rain that leaves no crops.
4 Those who turn away from the law praise sinners.
But those who obey the law oppose them.
Proverbs 28:3–4 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)
3 A poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law strive with them.
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