Proverbs 28:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.”
Proverbs 28:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 28:4 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 28:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 28:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.”
Proverbs 28:4 — World English Bible
Proverbs 28:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.”
Proverbs 28:4 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 28:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.”
Proverbs 28:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 28:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them.”
Proverbs 28:4 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 28:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They that forsake the Law, prayse the wicked: but they that keepe the Law, set themselues against them.”
Proverbs 28:4 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 28:4 in Context — Proverbs 28
2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.
6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
What Does Proverbs 28:4 Mean?
Proverbs 28:4 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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