NETtext - Proverbs - 28

28:1  The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.

28:2  When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.

28:3  A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

28:4  Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

28:5  Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it all.

28:6  A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

28:7  The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

28:8  The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

28:9  The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

28:10  The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

28:11  A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

28:12  When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

28:13  The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.

28:14  Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil.

28:15  Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

28:16  The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

28:17  The one who is tormented by the murder of another will flee to the pit; let no one support him.

28:18  The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

28:19  The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

28:20  A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

28:21  To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

28:22  The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

28:23  The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

28:24  The one who robs his father and mother and says, "There is no transgression," is a companion to the one who destroys.

28:25  The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

28:26  The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

28:27  The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

28:28  When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.