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Proverbs 28:3
3A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Proverbs 28:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- New International Version (NIV)A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A poor man who oppresses the poor Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.
Context of Proverbs 28:3
1The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion. 2By the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding [and] of knowledge, [its] stability is prolonged. A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. 4They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them. 5Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:3 word by word
גֶּ֣בֶר רָ֭שׁ וְעֹשֵׁ֣ק דַּלִּ֑ים מָטָ֥ר סֹ֝חֵ֗ף וְאֵ֣ין לָֽחֶם׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3A poor man that oppresseth the poor - Our Lord illustrates this proverb most beautifully, by the parable of the two debtors, Matthew 18:23. One owed ten thousand talents, was insolvent, begged for time, was forgiven. A fellow servant owed this one a hundred pence: he was insolvent; but prayed his fellow servant to give him a little time, and he would pay it all. He would not, took him by the throat, and cast him into prison till he should pay that debt…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3People raise a man of the people, poor like themselves, to power. They find him the worst oppressor of all, plundering them to their last morsels, like the storm-rain which sweeps off the seed-corn instead of bringing fertility.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3Verse 3 If needy persons get opportunities of oppressing, their extortion will be more severe than that of the more wealthy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. A poor man, &c.--Such, in power, exact more severely, and so leave subjects bare.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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