Proverbs 28:4–5
Proverbs 28:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
but those who heed it resist them.
5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
to obey the law is to fight them.
5 Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand completely.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
But such as keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord understand all.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 Those who disobey what they have been taught praise the wicked,
but those who obey what they have been taught are against them.
5 Evil people do not understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand it completely.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked;
But such as keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men understand not justice;
But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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 Jehovah understand everything.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 Those who abandon ⸤God’s⸥ teachings praise wicked people,
but those who follow ⸤God’s⸥ teachings oppose wicked people.
5 Evil people do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 Those who reject the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law battle against them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law struggle against them.
5 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked,
but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
5 Men of evil do not understand justice,
but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 Those who turn away from the law praise sinners.
But those who obey the law oppose them.
5 Sinful men don’t understand what is fair.
But those who worship the Lord understand it completely.
Proverbs 28:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law strive with them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord understand all things.