3A man — poor and oppressing the weak, Is a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.


In Context

1 The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.

2 By the transgression of a land many are its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right — it is prolonged.

3 A man — poor and oppressing the weak, Is a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

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

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

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 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 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.