Proverbs 28:4
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.
In context
1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. 2 When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. 3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. 4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely. 6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. 7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 28:4 in the KJV
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: But such as keep the law contend with them.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 28:4 in the NIV
Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.