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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Evil people don’t understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all <i>things</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Evil people do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek Yahweh understand all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, But they who long for <i>and</i> seek the LORD understand it fully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Criminals don't know what justice means, but all who respect the LORD understand it completely. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Evil people do not know what justice is, but those who worship the LORD understand it well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Evil men don't understand justice, but whoever seeks the LORD understands it all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand judgment, "" And those seeking YHWH understand all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Men of evil shall not understand judgment: and they seeking Jehovah shall understand all.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Evil men think not on judgment: but they that seek after the Lord, take notice of all things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Evil men do not intend judgment. But those who inquire after the Lord turn their souls toward all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The evil understand nothing of justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand all good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand judgment, and they that seek LORD JEHOVAH know all good things.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek the LORD understand all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Evil men will not understand judgement: but they that seek the Lord will understand everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/28-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5719" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm">The Boldness of the Righteous</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">Evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê- (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: yā·ḇî·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">understand</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">justice,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: ū·mə·ḇaq·šê (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">but those who seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: yā·ḇî·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">comprehend</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">fully.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-130.htm">Psalm 119:130</a></span><br />The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-17.htm">John 7:17</a></span><br />If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14-15</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. / The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-98.htm">Psalm 119:98-100</a></span><br />Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. / I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. / I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20-21</a></span><br />You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. / I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20-21</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. / Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-7.htm">2 Timothy 3:7-8</a></span><br />who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. / Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Hosea 14:9</a></span><br />Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-11.htm">Matthew 13:11-15</a></span><br />He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. / Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. / This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a></span><br />Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-18.htm">1 Corinthians 1:18-21</a></span><br />For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. / For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” / Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-5.htm">Psalm 92:5-6</a></span><br />How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! / A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-17.htm">Ephesians 4:17-18</a></span><br />So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. / They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-22.htm">Jeremiah 4:22</a></span><br />“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/15-24.htm">Proverbs 15:24</a></b></br> The way of life <i>is</i> above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/24-7.htm">Proverbs 24:7</a></b></br> Wisdom <i>is</i> too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-14.htm">Psalm 25:14</a></b></br> The secret of the LORD <i>is</i> with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/24-31.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-14.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-30.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-15.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-2.htm">Right</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-27.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-6.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-24.htm">Understand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-20.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-4.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-24.htm">Right</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-10.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-26.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-7.htm">Understand</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">general observations of impiety and integrity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Evil men do not understand justice</b><br>This phrase highlights the moral and spiritual blindness of those who are characterized as "evil." In biblical terms, "evil men" refers to those who live in opposition to God's laws and principles. The Hebrew word for "evil" often implies wickedness and moral corruption. The lack of understanding of justice among evil men can be seen throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Psalm 82:5</a>, where it is said that they "walk about in darkness." Justice, in the biblical sense, is rooted in God's character and law, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>, where God is described as a "God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He." The inability of evil men to grasp justice is a result of their separation from God, who is the ultimate source of justice.<p><b>but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully</b><br>In contrast to evil men, those who "seek the LORD" are portrayed as having a full understanding of justice. Seeking the LORD implies a diligent pursuit of a relationship with God, characterized by prayer, study of Scripture, and obedience to His commandments. This pursuit is encouraged throughout the Bible, as in <a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Jeremiah 29:13</a>, "You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." The promise of comprehension is tied to the idea that true wisdom and understanding come from God, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a>, "For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding." This phrase also reflects the biblical theme that spiritual insight and moral clarity are granted to those who earnestly seek God, aligning their lives with His will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/evil_men.htm">Evil Men</a></b><br>Refers to individuals who live in opposition to God's laws and principles. In the context of Proverbs, these are people who act wickedly and are often contrasted with the righteous.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_seek_the_lord.htm">Those Who Seek the LORD</a></b><br>This phrase describes individuals who earnestly pursue a relationship with God, seeking His wisdom and guidance in their lives.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/justice.htm">Justice</a></b><br>A central theme in the book of Proverbs, justice refers to the moral and legal principles that align with God's character and His laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_justice_requires_seeking_god.htm">Understanding Justice Requires Seeking God</a></b><br>True comprehension of justice is not merely an intellectual exercise but a spiritual pursuit that begins with seeking the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_contrast_between_the_wicked_and_the_righteous.htm">The Contrast Between the Wicked and the Righteous</a></b><br>Proverbs often contrasts the paths of the wicked and the righteous, illustrating that a life apart from God leads to a lack of understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_wisdom_in_justice.htm">The Role of Wisdom in Justice</a></b><br>Wisdom, which begins with the fear of the Lord, is essential for understanding and applying justice in our lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_a_relationship_with_god.htm">The Importance of a Relationship with God</a></b><br>A personal relationship with God is foundational for discerning His will and understanding His principles of justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_implications_of_seeking_god.htm">Practical Implications of Seeking God</a></b><br>Seeking God involves daily practices such as prayer, Bible study, and obedience, which lead to a deeper understanding of His justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_misjudge_situations.htm">If “those who seek the Lord understand all things” (Proverbs 28:5), why do virtuous believers sometimes misjudge situations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_handle_mean_people.htm">What does the Bible advise about handling mean people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_mgtow.htm">What does MGTOW stand for and represent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_rulers_act_against_romans_13_3.htm">If Romans 13:3 claims rulers promote good and punish bad, why have some historical governments done the opposite without facing apparent divine judgment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Evil men understand not judgment.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">what is right. </span>For God reveals Himself only to those who fear Him (<a href="/psalms/25-14.htm" title="The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant.">Psalm 25:14</a>, comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/2-11.htm" title="For what man knows the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knows no man, but the Spirit of God.">1Corinthians 2:11</a>; <a href="/1_john/2-20.htm" title="But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things.">1John 2:20</a>); they, by following the light they have, are "guided into all truth<span class= "ital">" </span>(<a href="/john/16-13.htm" title="However, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.">John 16:13</a>); the evil, by continually shutting their eyes to the light, at last can not see it, even if they would (<a href="/john/12-39.htm" title="Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,">John 12:39</a>, <span class= "ital">sqq.</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Evil men understand not judgment;</span> or, <span class="accented">what is right</span>. An evil man's moral conception is perverted, he cannot distinguish between right and wrong; the light that was in him has become darkness (comp. <a href="/proverbs/29-7.htm">Proverbs 29:7</a>). Many men, by giving themselves over to wickedness, awe judicially blinded, according to <a href="/john/12.htm">John 12</a>:89, 40. <span class="cmt_word">They who seek the Lord understand all things.</span> These who do God's will, seeking him in prayer, know what is morally right is every circumstance, have a right judgment in all things (comp. <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:5</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/2-15.htm">1 Corinthians 2:15</a>). So <a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20</a>, "Ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things;" and our Lord has (declared, "If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the doctrine" (<a href="/john/7-17.htm">John 7:17</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/28-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Evil</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֭ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אַנְשֵׁי־</span> <span class="translit">(’an·šê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">understand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבִ֣ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">justice,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּ֑ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but those who seek</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ḇaq·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comprehend</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבִ֥ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fully.</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/28-5.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 28:5 Evil men don't understand justice (Prov. 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