Proverbs 28:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.”

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BSBPD

“A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“A needy man that oppresseth the poor Islikea sweeping rain which leaveth no food.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A man--poor and oppressing the weak, <FI>Is<Fi> a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 28:3 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 18:28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

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