Proverbs 28:4

The Boldness of the Righteous · Proverbs 28:1–28
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Translations

Modern
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
Traditional
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Literal
Those abandoning instruction praise a wicked one, and those guarding instruction contend with them.
Latin
Qui derelinquunt legem laudant impium; qui custodiunt, succenduntur contra eum.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

Notes

Without laws, chaos happens and bad people thrive.

Glossary

Hezekiah Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Law: General Scriptures Concerning Religious Zeal: Exemplified Wicked (People): Contrasted with Righteous People Wicked (People): Described