Proverbs 28 - ESV - BibliaVida

1 ¹The wicked flee when no one pursues, but ²the righteous are bold as a lion.

2 When a land transgresses, ³it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.

3 ⁴A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.

4 Those who forsake the law ⁵praise the wicked, but those who keep the law ⁶strive against them.

5 Evil men ⁷do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD ⁸ understand it completely.

6 ⁹Better is a poor man who ¹⁰walks in his integrity than a rich man who is ¹¹crooked in his ways.

7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but ¹²a companion of gluttons shames his father.

8 Whoever multiplies his wealth ¹³by interest and profit^a ¹⁴gathers it for him who is ¹⁵generous to the poor.

9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his ¹⁶prayer is an abomination.

10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way ¹⁷will fall into his own pit, but the blameless ¹⁸will have a goodly inheritance.

11 A rich man is wise in his ¹⁹own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding ²⁰will find him out.

12 When ²¹the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when ²²the wicked rise, people hide themselves.

13 Whoever ²³conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who ²⁴confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

14 Blessed is the one who ²⁵fears the LORD always, but whoever ²⁶hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

15 Like ²⁷a roaring lion or ²⁸a charging bear is ²⁹a wicked ruler over a poor people.

16 A ruler who ³⁰lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

17 If one is burdened with ³¹the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death;^b let no one help him.

18 ³²Whoever ³³walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.

19 ³⁴Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich ³⁵will not go unpunished.

21 To show ³⁶partiality is not good, but for ³⁷a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

22 A ³⁸stingy man^c³⁹hastens after wealth and does not know that ⁴⁰poverty will come upon him.

23 Whoever ⁴¹rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than ⁴²he who flatters with his tongue.

24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is ⁴³a companion to a man who destroys.

25 A greedy man ⁴⁴stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will ⁴⁵be enriched.

26 Whoever ⁴⁶trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

27 Whoever ⁴⁷gives to the poor will not want, but he who ⁴⁸hides his eyes will get many a curse.

28 When ⁴⁹the wicked rise, ⁵⁰people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 28 ESV