Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
A ruler lacking understanding even adds oppressions; he who hates unjust gain shall prolong his days.
New American Standard Bible
But he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
King James Version
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Holman Bible
is very oppressive,
but one who hates dishonest profit
prolongs his life.
International Standard Version
A Commander-in-Chief who is a cruel oppressor lacks understanding, but whoever hates unjust gain will live longer.
A Conservative Version
The ruler who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, [but] he who hates covetousness shall prolong his days.
American Standard Version
The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Amplified
A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding and common sense [and his wickedness shortens his days],
But he who hates unjust gain will [be blessed and] prolong his days.
Bible in Basic English
The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.
Darby Translation
The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor: he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Julia Smith Translation
A prince wanting understanding and great in oppressions: he hating gain shall lengthen the days.
King James 2000
The prince that lacks understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hates covetousness shall prolong his days.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, [but] those who hate unjust gain will have long days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Where the prince is without understanding, there is great oppression and wrong; but if he be such one as hateth covetousness, he shall long reign.
NET Bible
The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
New Heart English Bible
A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.
The Emphasized Bible
A leader, may lack intelligence, yet abound in oppressions, The hater of greed, shall lengthen out days.
Webster
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
World English Bible
A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.
Youngs Literal Translation
A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.
Themes
Covetousness » Those that hate covetousness
Covetousness » Reward of those who hate
Government » The prince that wants understanding
Kings » Prolong their reign by hating covetousness
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 28:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
15 Like a roaring lion and a ranging bear, so is a wicked ruler over the helpless people. 16 A ruler lacking understanding even adds oppressions; he who hates unjust gain shall prolong his days. 17 A man who is pressed down with the blood of a soul shall flee to the pit; do not let them uphold him.
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Cross References
Isaiah 3:12
As for my people, children are their taskmasters, and women rule over them. Oh my people, your rulers cause you to go astray and destroy the way of your paths.
Exodus 18:21
And you shall look out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain. And place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
1 Kings 12:10
And the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, So shall you speak to this people who spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter for us, so you shall say to them: My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
1 Kings 12:14
and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke. My father whipped you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors that had been before me were too heavy upon the people, and had taken bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not do this, because of the fear of God.
Ecclesiastes 4:1
So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold the tears of the oppressed ones, and they had no comforter! And on the side of those who oppressed them there was power, but they had no comforter.
Isaiah 33:15-16
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands free from holding bribes, who stops his ear from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;
Jeremiah 22:15-17
Do you reign, because you lust to excel in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.
Amos 4:1
Hear this Word, cows of Bashan who are in the mountain of Samaria; who press down the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters, Bring in, that we may drink.