Proverbs 28:4

All About Life

³ A poor man that oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain that leaves no food. ⁴ Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law strive with them.
⁵ Evil men do not understand justice. Those who seek Jehovah understand all things.

Keep the Law

No

1 Kings 18:18

Then he said in answer: I have not made trouble for Israel. You and your family have. You have disobeyed Jehovah's commands and have gone after the Baals.

Matthew 3:7

He saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism. You offspring of vipers, he said, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 14:4

For John had said to him: It is not lawful for you to have her.

Romans 1:32

They know the judgment of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death! And yet, they not only do the same, but also approve of those who do them.

Ephesians 5:11

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead reprove (expose) (convict) them.

1 Kings 18:21

Elijah came near to all the people and said: How long will you balance (bounce back and forth) between two opinions? If Jehovah is God, then give worship to him. If Baal is, give worship to him. The people did not answer him.

Psalm 10:3

The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses the covetous, which Jehovah abhors.

Psalm 49:18

Even though he blesses himself while he is alive. (People will praise you when you do well for yourself.)

1 Samuel 15:14-24

Samuel asked: Why do I hear the sound of cows and sheep?

1 Samuel 22:14-15

Ahimelech asked the king: But whom among all your officials can you trust like David? Your Majesty, he is your son-in-law, the commander of your bodyguard. He is honored in your own household.

1 Samuel 23:19-21

Some people from the town of Ziph went to Saul at Gibeah. They said: Your Majesty, David has a hideout not far from us! It is near Horesh. It is somewhere on Mount Hachilah south of Jeshimon.

1 Kings 20:41-42

He quickly took the headband from his eyes. The king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.

1 Kings 21:19-20

Say to him: 'Jehovah says: Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage?' Then say: 'Jehovah says: Your blood will become the drink of dogs! You will go to the same place where the dogs drink the blood of Naboth.'

1 Kings 22:19-28

Micaiah continued: Now listen to what Jehovah says! I saw Jehovah sitting on his throne in heaven, with all his angels standing beside him.

2 Kings 3:13-14

Why should I have anything to do with you? Elisha said to the king of Israel. Go consult the prophets your father and mother consulted. No! Joram king of Israel replied. It is Jehovah who placed us three kings at the mercy of the king of Moab.

Nehemiah 5:7-13

After giving it much thought, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them: Everyone of you is collecting interest from his brothers. I organized a big meeting of protest.

Nehemiah 13:8-11

It was evil in my eyes so I had all Tobiah's things removed from the room.

Nehemiah 13:15

In those days, I saw in Judah some who were crushing grapes on the Sabbath, and harvesting grain and putting it on Asses; as well as wine and grapes and figs and all sorts of goods that they took into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. I gave witness against them on the day when they were marketing food.

Nehemiah 13:17-20

Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them: What is this evil you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?

Nehemiah 13:23-26

I saw the Jews who were married to women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab:

Nehemiah 13:28

One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the chief priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, so I sent him away from me.

Jeremiah 5:30

Something horrible and disgusting is happening in the land.

Matthew 3:15

Jesus answered emphatically: This is the proper way to do everything that God requires. This is the way it must be!

Acts 12:22

The people shouted: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

Acts 15:2

Paul and Barnabas had an intense (harsh) dispute and debate with them. They concluded that Paul, Barnabas, and others should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders to settle this question.

Acts 19:9

Some were obstinate and publicly maligned The Way before the crowds. He departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

Acts 24:2-4

Tertullus presented his case:

Galatians 2:3-6

Titus was with me and he was not persuaded to be circumcised. He is a Greek.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

After we suffered and were mistreated in Philippi, we had the boldness (confidence) in our God to speak the good news of God to you amid much opposition.

1 John 4:5

They are from the world. They speak that which is from the world and the world listens to them.

Jude 1:3

Beloved, I diligently wrote you about our common salvation. I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the holy ones.