Proverbs 28
1THE wicked fleeth when none pursueth: but the righteous is bold as a lion.
2Contentions are raised by the sins of the wicked: but a prudent man extinguisheth them.
3A mighty man by wicked acts oppresseth the poor.
As a sweeping rain is indeed unprofitable,
4so are they who forsake the law and applaud iniquity: but they who love the law encompass themselves with a wall.
5Bad men will not understand judgment: but they who seek the Lord will be wise in everything.
6Better is a poor man who walketh in truth than a rich liar.
7A wise son keepeth the law; but he who feedeth prodigality dishonoureth his father.
8He who increaseth his wealth by usury and unjust gain; gathereth it for him who will pity the poor.
9As for him who turneth away his ear from hearkening to the law; even his prayer is an abomination.
10He who causeth the righteous to wander in an evil way shall himself fall into destruction.
The upright shall have good things in possession: but the unrighteous shall pass by good things and shall not enter into them.
11A rich man is wise in his own conceit. But a poor man who hath understanding will disregard him.
12For helping the righteous there is great glory: but in the places of the ungodly, men are entrapped.
13He who covereth his wickedness shall not prosper; but he who confesseth and forsaketh will be beloved.
14Happy the man who piously reverenceth all things: but he who is of an intractable temper will fall into evils.
15He who ruleth over a poor nation, himself being poor, is a hungry lion and a ravening wolf.
16A king straitened in his revenue is a great oppressor: but he who hateth injustice shall live long.
17He who is bail for a man in a case of murder, shall be a fugitive, but not in safety.
Correct a son and he will love thee and be an ornament to thy life; he will not hearken to an unrighteous nation.
18He who walketh righteously will be helped: but he who walketh in crooked ways will be entangled.
19He who tilleth his own ground shall have plenty of bread; but he who followeth idleness, shall have plenty of poverty.
20A faithful man will be much praised; but the wicked shall not escape punishment.
21He who regardeth not the persons of the righteous, is not good: such a one will deliver up a man for a morsel of bread.
22An envious man hasteth to be rich, and knoweth not that the bountiful shall have mastery over him.
23He who reproveth a man’s ways shall have more thanks than he who hath a flattering tongue.
24He who casteth off a father or mother and thinketh that he doth not sin, is indeed the partner of an impious man.
25A faithless man judgeth rashly: but he who trusteth in the Lord will be careful.
26He who putteth confidence in the boldness of his heart is a fool: but he who walketh wisely shall be saved.
27He who giveth to the poor shall not be in want: but he who turneth away his eyes shall be indigent.
28In the places of the wicked, the righteous groan: but by their destruction, the righteous will be multiplied.