# Proverbs 28

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/28

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. The wicked flee when no one pursues; the righteous are confident like a lion.
2. By rebellion a land has many rulers, but by a discerning and knowledgeable man it is prolonged.
3. A needy man who defrauds the poor is like a sweeping rain that leaves no bread.
4. Those who abandon the law commend the wicked, but those who guard the law strive against them.
5. Evildoers do not understand justice, but those who seek Yahweh understand all.
6. Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man perverse in his ways.
7. A son who keeps the law is wise, but one who associates with gluttons shames his father.
8. Whoever multiplies his riches by usury and increase gathers it for one who shows favor to the poor.
9. Whoever turns his ear from hearing the law makes even his prayer an abomination.
10. Whoever misleads the upright along an evil path falls into his own pit, but the blameless inherit good.
11. The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor with understanding searches him out.
12. When the righteous triumph, great glory abounds; but when the wicked rise, a man hides himself.
13. Whoever covers his transgressions will not prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them finds mercy.
14. Happy is the man who fears continually, but whoever hardens his heart falls into evil.
15. A wicked ruler over needy people is like a roaring lion and a ravenous bear.
16. A ruler lacking discernment also brings great oppression, but one who hates dishonest gain prolongs his days.
17. A man who does violence to the blood of a person will flee to the pit; no one will sustain him.
18. Whoever walks with integrity is saved, but one perverse in his ways falls suddenly.
19. Whoever works his land will be satisfied with bread, but whoever pursues vain things will be satisfied with poverty.
20. A faithful person has abundant blessings, but one hurrying to get rich will not be cleared.
21. To show favoritism is not good; yet for a morsel of bread a man transgresses.
22. A man hasty for riches has a malevolent eye and does not know that poverty will overtake him.
23. One who rebukes another afterward finds more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
24. Whoever robs his father and his mother and says, “There is no sin,” is a fellow to a destroyer.
25. One with a large appetite provokes strife, but one who relies on Yahweh will prosper.
26. Whoever confides in his heart is a fool, but whoever walks in wisdom will escape.
27. One who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will have many curses.
28. When the wicked arise, people hide themselves; but when they are destroyed, the righteous multiply.

## Nearby chapters

[Proverbs 27](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/27.md)
[Proverbs 29](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/29.md)

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