Proverbs 28:15-28 ▼

15 A roaring lion and a charging bear— that's what a wicked tyrant is over poor people.

16 A Commander-in-Chief who is a cruel oppressor lacks understanding, but whoever hates unjust gain will live longer.

17 A guilty man tormented by bloodshed will be a lifelong fugitive; let no one support him.

18 Whoever lives blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverted will fall without warning.

19 Whoever works his farmland will have abundant food, but whoever chases fantasies will become very poor.

20 The faithful man will prosper with blessings, but whoever is in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment.

21 To show partiality isn't good, yet for a piece of bread the valiant will transgress.

22 The miser is in a hurry to get wealthy, but he isn't aware that poverty will catch up with him.

23 Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor than someone who flatters with his words.

24 Whoever steals from his father or mother but claims, |It's no sin,| is a companion to someone who demolishes.

25 An arrogant man stirs up dissension, but anyone who trusts in the LORD prospers.

26 Whoever trusts in himself is foolish, but whoever lives wisely will be kept safe.

27 Whoever gives to the poor will never lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to their poverty will be cursed.

28 When the wicked rise to power, people hide themselves, but when the wicked perish, the righteous increase.