16A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.


In Context

13 Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.

14 O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.

15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, Is the wicked ruler over a poor people.

16 A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

17 A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.

18 Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

Proverbs 28:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:16The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:16A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment, but he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:16A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:16The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:16The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor: he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:16The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:16The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:16A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:16The prince that wants understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hates covetousness shall prolong his days.