Proverbs 28:4 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 28:4

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.

KJV

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

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Commentary

1 voice

Clement of Alexandria

The Stromata Book 2 (215)

The Stoics laid down their doctrine on the basis that the goal is to live according to nature, using the word nature improperly rather than "God," since nature applies to plants, crops, trees and stones. At any rate, there is the clear statement, "Scoundrels think nothing of the law, but those who love the law set it in front of them like a wall." For "the wisdom of able men will understand the paths of wisdom, but the folly of fools goes in the wrong direction."

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עֹזְבֵ֣י	'o.ze.Vei	[those who] forsake	H5800 →
ת֭וֹרָה	To.rah	<of> [the] law	H8451 →
יְהַֽלְל֣וּ	ye.ha.Lu	they praise	H1984 →
רָשָׁ֑ע	ra.Sha'	[the] wicked	H7563 →
וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י	ve.sho.me.Rei	and [those who] keep	H8104 →
ת֝וֹרָ֗ה	to.Rah	<of> [the] law	H8451 →
יִתְגָּ֥רוּ	yit.Ga.ru	they engage in strife	H1624 →
בָֽם׃ פ	Vam	with them

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
leads to
- Romans 13:12
  The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- 1 Timothy 5:20
  But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6
  Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received…
- 2 John 1:10–11
  If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
- Romans 16:17
  Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
Through
Romans 1:32
Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
leads to
- Romans 1:21
  For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
- Romans 2:1–5
  You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
- Romans 6:21
  What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.

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02Original language & word study

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06About Proverbs

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

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