28Proverbs 28

1The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread.Select Proverbs 28:1

2For the sins of the land many are the princes thereof: and for the wisdom of a man, and the knowledge of those things that are said, the life of the prince shall be prolonged.Select Proverbs 28:2

3A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine.Select Proverbs 28:3

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

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

6Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways.Select Proverbs 28:6

7He that keepeth the law, is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father.Select Proverbs 28:7

8He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor.Select Proverbs 28:8

9He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be an abomination.Select Proverbs 28:9

10He that deceiveth the just in a wicked way, shall fall in his own destruction: and the upright shall possess his goods.Select Proverbs 28:10

11The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out.Select Proverbs 28:11

12In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined.Select Proverbs 28:12

13He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.Select Proverbs 28:13

14Blessed is the man that is always fearful: but he that is hardened in mind shall fall into evil.Select Proverbs 28:14

15As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people.Select Proverbs 28:15

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

17A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him.Select Proverbs 28:17

18He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways, shall fall at once.Select Proverbs 28:18

19He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness, shall be filled with poverty.Select Proverbs 28:19

20A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.Select Proverbs 28:20

21He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.Select Proverbs 28:21

22A man that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.Select Proverbs 28:22

23He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.Select Proverbs 28:23

24He that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother: and saith, This is no sin, is the partner of a murderer.Select Proverbs 28:24

25He that boasteth and puffeth up himself, stirreth up quarrels: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be healed.Select Proverbs 28:25

26He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved.Select Proverbs 28:26

27He that giveth to the poor shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence.Select Proverbs 28:27

28When the wicked rise up, men shall hide themselves: when they perish, the just shall be multiplied.Select Proverbs 28:28