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


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.

6 Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

Proverbs 28:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:4They that forsake the law, praise the wicked man: they that keep it, are incensed against him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:4Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.