New International Version
Proverbs 28:5
5Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
Proverbs 28:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the Lord understand all.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Evil people don’t understand justice, but those who follow the Lord understand completely.
Context of Proverbs 28:5
3A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. 4Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them. Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully. 6Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse. 7A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:5 word by word
אַנְשֵׁי־רָ֭ע לֹא־יָבִ֣ינוּ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה יָבִ֥ינוּ כֹֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:5
- Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
- Proverbs 24:7Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
- Psalms 25:14The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
- Psalms 92:6Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
- Jeremiah 4:22“My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”
- Mark 4:10When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables.
- John 7:17Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
- James 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
- 1 John 2:20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They that seek the Lord understand all things - They are wise unto salvation; they "have the unction from the Holy One, and they know all things," 1 John 2:20, every thing that is essentially needful for them to know, in reference to both worlds.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The deep interdependence of morality and intellect. We have a right judgment in all things in proportion as our hearts seek to know God. Compare James 1:23-24.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 If a man seeks the Lord, it is a good sign that he understands much, and it is a good means of understanding more.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Bad people try to benefit by breaking the law. Justice makes sure they are punished, while good people receive rewards.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Compare Joh 7:17). Ignorance of moral truth is due to unwillingness to know it.Read the comment
Topics related to Proverbs 28:5
In the dictionaries
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
New International Version — © NIV® 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica
Commentaries