Proverbs 28:5

Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.

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Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

BSB

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

KJV

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

ASV

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

BBE

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 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.

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