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


In Context

1 The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

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

4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:3A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine.

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.