Proverbs 28:4

All About Life

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 do not understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

Keep the Law

No

1 Kings 18:18

He answered, "I have not troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and you have followed the Baals.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 14:4

For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

Romans 1:32

who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

Ephesians 5:11

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

1 Kings 18:21

Elijah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you keep limping between two positions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." But the people did not answer him a word.

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns the LORD.

Psalm 49:18

Though while he lived he blessed his soul?and men praise you when you do well for yourself?

1 Samuel 15:14-24

Samuel said, "Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?"

1 Samuel 22:14-15

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, "Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into your council, and is honorable in your house?

1 Samuel 23:19-21

Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, "Doesn't David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?

1 Kings 20:41-42

He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was of the prophets.

1 Kings 21:19-20

You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours."'"

1 Kings 22:19-28

Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

2 Kings 3:13-14

Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother." The king of Israel said to him, "No; for the LORD has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."

Nehemiah 5:7-13

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, "You exact usury, everyone of his brother." I held a great assembly against them.

Nehemiah 13:8-11

It grieved me severely: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the room.

Nehemiah 13:15

In those days I saw in Judah some men treading winepresses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day in which they sold food.

Nehemiah 13:17-20

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, "What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?

Nehemiah 13:23-26

In those days also saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:

Nehemiah 13:28

One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

Jeremiah 5:30

"An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.

Acts 12:22

The people shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man."

Acts 15:2

Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Acts 19:9

But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the crowd, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

Acts 24:2-4

When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that by your foresight reforms are coming to this nation,

Galatians 2:3-6

But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.

1 John 4:5

They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

Jude 1:3

Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.