Proverbs 28:16
“The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 28:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; Buthe that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Du Fürst, ohne Verstand und reich an Erpressungen! Wer unrechtmäßigen Gewinn haßt, wird seine Tage verlängern.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El príncipe falto de entendimiento multiplicará los agravios: mas el que aborrece la avaricia, prolongará sus días.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O príncipe que tem falta de entendimento aumenta as opressões; mas aquele que odeia o lucro desonesto prolongará seus dias.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O governante a quem falta entendimento é um opressor cruel, mas aquele que odeia a desonestidade prolongará seus dias.
📖 Proverbs 28:16 in Context
14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
17A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
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