Thematic Bible
Proverbs 28:1 (show verse)
The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion.
Proverbs 28:2 (show verse)
By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
Proverbs 28:3 (show verse)
A man [who is] poor and oppresses the impoverished [is] a beating rain {that leaves} no food.
Proverbs 28:4 (show verse)
Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked, but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
Proverbs 28:5 (show verse)
Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.
Proverbs 28:6 (show verse)
Better [to be] poor and walking in one's integrity than to be crooked of ways when one [is] rich.
Proverbs 28:7 (show verse)
He who keeps instruction [is] a child of understanding, but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.
Proverbs 28:8 (show verse)
He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:9 (show verse)
He who turns his ear from listening to instruction, even his prayer [is] an abomination.
Proverbs 28:10 (show verse)
He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil, into his pits he will fall. But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.
Proverbs 28:11 (show verse)
A man of wealth [is] wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.
Proverbs 28:12 (show verse)
When the righteous triumphs, great [is] the glory, but with [the] rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.
Proverbs 28:13 (show verse)
He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.
Proverbs 28:14 (show verse)
Happy is the person who fears continuously, but he who is stubborn of heart, will fall into calamity.
Proverbs 28:15 (show verse)
[Like] a roaring lion and a charging bear [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Proverbs 28:16 (show verse)
A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, [but] those who hate unjust gain will have long days.
Proverbs 28:17 (show verse)
A person who is burdened with [the] blood of {another}, until death he will flee; do not take hold of him.
Proverbs 28:18 (show verse)
He who walks in integrity will be safe, but he who takes crooked paths will fall in one.
Proverbs 28:19 (show verse)
He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty [of] poverty.
Proverbs 28:20 (show verse)
A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:21 (show verse)
{Showing partiality} [is] not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
Proverbs 28:22 (show verse)
He who hurries for wealth is {a man with an evil eye}, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:23 (show verse)
He who rebukes a person will afterward find [more] favor than he who flatters [with the] tongue.
Proverbs 28:24 (show verse)
He who robs his father and his mother and says, "There is no crime," is partner to a man who corrupts.
Proverbs 28:25 (show verse)
The {greedy person} will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
Proverbs 28:26 (show verse)
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be saved.
Proverbs 28:27 (show verse)
[For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.
Proverbs 28:28 (show verse)
With [the] rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden, and with their perishing, [the] righteous will multiply.