Proverbs 28 — Legacy Standard Bible

28The wicked ^aflee when there is no one pursuing,But the righteous are ¹secure as a lion.²By the transgression of a land ^amany are its princes,But ^bby a man who understands, who knows, so it endures.³A ^apoor man who oppresses the lowlyIs a driving rain ¹which leaves no food.⁴Those who forsake the law ^apraise the wicked,But those who keep the law ^bstrive with them.⁵Evil men ^ado not understand justice,But those who seek Yahweh ^bunderstand all things.⁶^aBetter is the poor who walks in his integrityThan he who is crooked—¹double dealing—though he be rich.⁷He who observes the law is a son who understands,But he who befriends ^agluttons humiliates his father.⁸He who increases his wealth by ^ainterest and usuryGathers it ^bfor him who is gracious to the lowly.⁹He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,Even his ^aprayer is an abomination.¹⁰He who leads the upright astray in an evil wayWill ^ahimself fall into his own pit,But the ^bblameless will inherit good.¹¹The rich man is ^awise in his own eyes,But the lowly who understands ¹searches him.¹²When the ^arighteous exult, there is great honor,But ^bwhen the wicked rise, man has to be sought out.¹³He who ^aconceals his transgressions will not prosper,But he who ^bconfesses and forsakes them will receive compassion.¹⁴How blessed is the man who ^ais always in dread,But he who ^bhardens his heart will fall into calamity.¹⁵Like a ^aroaring lion and a rushing bearIs a ^bwicked ruler over a poor people.¹⁶A ^aleader who lacks discernment abounds in oppressions,But he who hates greedy gain will prolong his days.¹⁷A man ^aoppressed with ^bthe bloodguilt of lifeWill flee until ¹death; let no one uphold him.¹⁸He who walks blamelessly will be saved,But he who is ^acrooked—¹double dealing—will fall all at once.¹⁹^aHe who cultivates his ground will be ^bsatisfied with food,But he who pursues empty things will be satisfied with poverty.²⁰A ^afaithful man will abound with blessings,But he who ^bmakes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.²¹To ¹^,^ashow partiality is not good,^bEven for a piece of bread a man will transgress.²²A man with an ^aevil eye ^bhurries after wealthAnd does not know that want will come upon him.²³He who ^areproves a man will afterward find more favorThan he who ^bflatters with the tongue.²⁴He who ^arobs his father or his motherAnd says, “It is not a transgression,”Is the ^bcompanion of a man who destroys.²⁵An ¹arrogant man ^astirs up strife,But he who ^btrusts in Yahweh ^cwill ²be enriched.²⁶He who ^atrusts in his own heart is a fool,But he who walks wisely will escape.²⁷He who ^agives to the poor will never want,But he who ¹shuts his eyes will have many curses.²⁸When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;But when they perish, the righteous increase.