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


In Context

1 The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

2 In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

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

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

5 Evil men don't understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.