3A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine.


In Context

1 The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread.

2 For the sine of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged.

3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine.

4 They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him.

5 Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after the Lord, take notice of all things.

Proverbs 28:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:3A poor man that oppresseth the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:3A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:3A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:3A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:3A needy man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:3A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:3A man — poor and oppressing the weak, Is a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:3A poor man that oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.