5Evil men don't understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.


In Context

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.

6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

Proverbs 28:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:5Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after the Lord, take notice of all things.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:5Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:5Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:5Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.