< Proverbs 28 >

1 The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
to flee and nothing to pursue wicked and righteous like/as lion to trust
2 In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
in/on/with transgression land: country/planet many ruler her and in/on/with man to understand to know right to prolong
3 A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
great man be poor and to oppress poor rain to prostatrate and nothing food
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
to leave: forsake instruction to boast: praise wicked and to keep: obey instruction to stir up in/on/with them
5 Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.
human bad: evil not to understand justice and to seek LORD to understand all
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
pleasant be poor to go: walk in/on/with integrity his from twisted way: conduct and he/she/it rich
7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
to watch instruction son: child to understand and to accompany be vile be humiliated father his
8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
to multiply substance his in/on/with interest (and increment *QK) to/for be gracious poor to gather him
9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
to turn aside: depart ear his from to hear: hear instruction also prayer his abomination
10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.
to wander upright in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil in/on/with pit his he/she/it to fall: fall and unblemished: blameless to inherit good
11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
wise in/on/with eye his man rich and poor to understand to search him
12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
in/on/with to rejoice righteous many beauty and in/on/with to arise: rise wicked to search man
13 He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
to cover transgression his not to prosper and to give thanks and to leave: forsake to have compassion
14 Blessed is the man who always fears; but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
blessed man to dread continually and to harden heart his to fall: fall in/on/with distress: harm
15 As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
lion to groan and bear to rush to rule wicked upon people poor
16 A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.
leader lacking understanding and many oppression (to hate *QK) unjust-gain to prolong day
17 A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.
man to oppress in/on/with blood soul: person till pit to flee not to grasp in/on/with him
18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.
to go: walk unblemished: blameless to save and to twist way: conduct to fall: fall in/on/with one
19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
to serve: labour land: soil his to satisfy food: bread and to pursue worthless to satisfy poverty
20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
man faithfulness many blessing and to hasten to/for to enrich not to clear
21 To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
to recognize face: kindness not pleasant and upon morsel food: bread to transgress great man
22 A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
to dismay to/for substance man bad: evil eye: appearance and not to know for poverty to come (in): come him
23 One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
to rebuke man backwards me favor to find from to smooth tongue
24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is a partner with a destroyer.
to plunder father his and mother his and to say nothing transgression companion he/she/it to/for man to ruin
25 One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.
broad: arrogant soul: person to stir up strife and to trust upon LORD to prosper
26 One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
to trust in/on/with heart his he/she/it fool and to go: walk in/on/with wisdom he/she/it to escape
27 One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
to give: give to/for be poor nothing need and to conceal eye his many curse
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.
in/on/with to arise: rise wicked to hide man and in/on/with to perish they to multiply righteous

< Proverbs 28 >