Proverbs 28:4
“They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 28:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die das Gesetz verlassen, rühmen die Gesetzlosen; die aber das Gesetz beobachten, entrüsten sich über sie.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Los que dejan la ley, alaban á los impíos: mas los que la guardan, contenderán con ellos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Os que abandonam a lei louvam ao perverso; porém os que guardam a lei lutarão contra eles.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Aqueles que abandonam a lei elogiam os corruptos, mas aqueles que guardam a lei lutam contra eles.
📖 Proverbs 28:4 in Context
2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.
6Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
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