OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 4

Proverbs 28:4

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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked;

but those who keep the law contend with them.

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Proverbs 28:4 in context

Proverbs 28:1–7

1

The wicked flee when no one pursues;

but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

2

In rebellion, a land has many rulers,

but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

3

A needy man who oppresses the poor

is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

4
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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked;

but those who keep the law contend with them.

5

Evil men don’t understand justice;

but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

6

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity

than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

7

Whoever keeps the law is a wise son;

but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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