Proverbs 28:5
ContextNET © | Evil people 1 do not understand justice, 2 but those who seek the Lord 3 understand it all. |
NIV © | Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully. |
NASB © | Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things. |
NLT © | Evil people don’t understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand completely. |
MSG © | Justice makes no sense to the evilminded; those who seek GOD know it inside and out. |
BBE © | Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things. |
NRSV © | The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely. |
NKJV © | Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all. |
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NET © | Evil people 1 do not understand justice, 2 but those who seek the Lord 3 understand it all. |
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1 tn Heb “men of evil”; the context does not limit this to males only, however. 2 tn The term translated “justice” is מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat); it refers to the legal rights of people, decisions that are equitable in the community. W. G. Plaut observes that there are always those who think that “justice” is that which benefits them, otherwise it is not justice (Proverbs, 282). 3 sn The contrast (and the difference) is between the wicked and those who seek the |