Proverbs 28:1-6

The Wicked and the Righteous

28¹ 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 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 Yahweh 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.

Proverbs 28

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Sin makes men cowards. Whatever difficulties the righteous meet in the way of duty, they are not daunted.

National sins disturb the public repose.

If needy persons get opportunities of oppressing, their extortion will be more severe than that of the more wealthy.

Wicked people strengthen one another in wicked ways.

If a man seeks the Lord, it is a good sign that he understands much, and it is a good means of understanding more.

An honest, godly, poor man, is better than a wicked, ungodly, rich man; has more comfort in himself, and is a greater blessing to the world.

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