Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 28:5
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Berean Standard Bible
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
King James Version
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things].
World English Bible
Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
American Standard Version
Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 28
3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
6 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
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