CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Proverbs 28 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/28-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Proverbs 28</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/27.htm" title="Proverbs 27">◄</a> Proverbs 28 <a href="../proverbs/29.htm" title="Proverbs 29">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/proverbs/28.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The wicked flee though no one pursues,</p><p class="line2">but the righteous are as bold as a lion.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,</p><p class="line2">but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>A ruler <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or A poor person">a</a></sup></span> who oppresses the poor</p><p class="line2">is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,</p><p class="line2">but those who heed it resist them.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Evildoers do not understand what is right,</p><p class="line2">but those who seek the <span class="name">Lord</span> understand it fully.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Better the poor whose walk is blameless</p><p class="line2">than the rich whose ways are perverse.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>A discerning son heeds instruction,</p><p class="line2">but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor</p><p class="line2">amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,</p><p class="line2">even their prayers are detestable.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Whoever leads the upright along an evil path</p><p class="line2">will fall into their own trap,</p><p class="line2">but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The rich are wise in their own eyes;</p><p class="line2">one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;</p><p class="line2">but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,</p><p class="line2">but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,</p><p class="line2">but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Like a roaring lion or a charging bear</p><p class="line2">is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,</p><p class="line2">but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder</p><p class="line2">will seek refuge in the grave;</p><p class="line2">let no one hold them back.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,</p><p class="line2">but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one">b</a></sup></span> </p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Those who work their land will have abundant food,</p><p class="line2">but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>A faithful person will be richly blessed,</p><p class="line2">but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>To show partiality is not good—</p><p class="line2">yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The stingy are eager to get rich</p><p class="line2">and are unaware that poverty awaits them.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor</p><p class="line2">rather than one who has a flattering tongue.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Whoever robs their father or mother</p><p class="line2">and says, “It’s not wrong,”</p><p class="line2">is partner to one who destroys.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The greedy stir up conflict,</p><p class="line2">but those who trust in the <span class="name">Lord</span> will prosper.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Those who trust in themselves are fools,</p><p class="line2">but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,</p><p class="line2">but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/28-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;</p><p class="line2">but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>A poor person</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotebot">Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew <i>into one</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.</p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/proverbs/28-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenubib2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>