Proverbs 28:4

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.

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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 4

Wicked people strengthen one another in wicked ways.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.