Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Men of evil shall not understand judgment: and they seeking Jehovah shall understand all.
New American Standard Bible
But those who seek the Lord
King James Version
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Holman Bible
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
International Standard Version
Evil men don't understand justice, but whoever seeks the LORD understands it all.
A Conservative Version
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek LORD understand all things.
American Standard Version
Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.
Amplified
Evil men do not understand justice,
But they who long for and seek the Lord understand it fully.
Bible in Basic English
Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.
Darby Translation
Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything.
King James 2000
Evil men understand not justice: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.
Modern King James verseion
Evil men do not understand judgment; but those who seek Jehovah understand all things.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wicked men discern not the thing that is right, but they that seek after the LORD, discuss all things.
NET Bible
Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it all.
New Heart English Bible
Evil men do not understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
The Emphasized Bible
Wicked men, consider not justice, but, they who seek Yahweh, consider everything.
Webster
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
World English Bible
Evil men don't understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.
Youngs Literal Translation
Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.
Themes
Seeking God » Ensures » Understanding all things
The judgment of babylon » Who does not understand judgment
Interlinear
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Biyn
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Biyn
understand, understanding, consider, prudent, perceive, regard, discern, instruct, .
Usage: 169
Mishpat
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 28:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
4 They forsaking the law will praise the unjust: and they watching the law, shall contend with them. 5 Men of evil shall not understand judgment: and they seeking Jehovah shall understand all. 6 Good the poor one going in his integrity above him perverting the ways, and he the rich.
Cross References
Psalm 92:6
A brutish man shall not know, and a fool shall not understand this.
John 7:17
If any desire to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak from myself.
1 John 2:20
And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and know all things.
1 John 2:27
And the anointing which ye received from him remains in you, and ye have no need that any teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is true, and is no lie, and as it taught you, ye shall remain in him.
James 1:5
If any of you is forsaken of wisdom, let him ask of God, giving to all plainly, blaming not; and it shall be given him.
Psalm 25:14
The secret of Jehovah to them fearing him; and his covenant he will cause them to know.
Psalm 119:100
I shall understand above the old men, for I watched thy charges.
Proverbs 15:24
The path of life is above to the understanding one, to depart from hades below.
Proverbs 24:7
High things to the foolish is wisdom: in the gate he will not open his mouth.
Jeremiah 4:22
For my people are foolish, they knew me not; foolish sons are they and they not understanding; wise are they to do evil, and to do good they knew not
Mark 4:10-13
And when he was alone, they about him with the twelve asked him of the parable.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
And the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: and he cannot know, for they are spiritually examined.