Proverbs 28:3

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 run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions. 2When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability. A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops. 4To reject the law is to praise the wicked; to obey the law is to fight them. 5Evil people don’t understand justice, but those who follow the Lord understand completely.

Proverbs 28:3 word by word

גֶּ֣בֶר רָ֭שׁ וְעֹשֵׁ֣ק דַּלִּ֑ים מָטָ֥ר סֹ֝חֵ֗ף וְאֵ֣ין לָֽחֶם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A poorרוּשׁrûsh · be poorH7326
• manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• that oppressethעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• the poorדַּלdal · poorH1800
• a sweepingסָחַףsâchaph · prostrateH5502
• rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• which leaveth no foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899

Cross-references for Proverbs 28:3

• Matthew 18:28“But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 28:3

• Oppression
• Poor

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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