Proverbs 28:4

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Summary

Proverbs 28:4

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

That

But

General references

Proverbs 17:4

Jeremiah 9:13

Bible References

That

Then the Ziphites came up to Gibeah to see Saul, and said, Is not David living secretly among us in the strong places in Horesh, in the hill of Hachilah to the south of the waste land

For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,

A thing of wonder and fear has come about in the land;

But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

And the people, with loud cries, said, It is the voice of a god, not of a man.

And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation,

Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.

They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.

But

And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

Then Ahimelech answering said to the king, Who among all your servants is so true to you as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is a captain of your armed men, and has a place of honour in your house?

Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.

Then he quickly took the head-band from his eyes; and the king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.

Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.

And he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, with all the army of heaven in their places round him at his right hand and at his left.

But Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? go to the prophets of your father and your mother. And the king of Israel said, No; for the Lord has got these three kings together to give them up into the hands of Moab.

And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.

And it was evil in my eyes: so I had all Tobiah's things put out of the room.

But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.

And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.

But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.

But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was made to undergo circumcision:

And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

My loved ones, while my thoughts were full of a letter which I was going to send you about our common salvation, it was necessary for me to send you one requesting you with all my heart to go on fighting strongly for the faith which has been given to the saints once and for ever.

General references

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

And the Lord said, Because they have given up my law which I put before them, giving no attention to my voice and not being guided by it;