Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Evil men do not understand judgment; but those who seek Jehovah understand all things.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Men of evil shall not understand judgment: and they seeking Jehovah shall understand all.
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 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 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law plead against them. 5 Evil men do not understand judgment; but those who seek Jehovah understand all things. 6 Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness than he who is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.
Cross References
Psalm 92:6
A beastly man does not know; nor does a fool understand this.
John 7:17
If anyone desires to do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it is of God, or I speak from Myself.
1 John 2:20
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
1 John 2:27
But the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as His anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true and no lie, and as He has taught you, abide in Him.
James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and with no reproach, and it shall be given to him.
Psalm 25:14
The secret of Jehovah is with those who fear Him; and He will show them His covenant.
Psalm 119:100
I understand more than the old men, because I keep Your Commandments.
Proverbs 15:24
The way of life is above to the wise, so that he may turn away from hell below.
Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the gate.
Jeremiah 4:22
For My people are foolish; they have not known Me; they are stupid sons, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Mark 4:10-13
And when He was alone, they who were about Him, with the Twelve, asked Him concerning the parable.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.