Proverbs 28:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.”

Proverbs 28:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 28:15 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 28:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 28:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.”

Proverbs 28:15 — World English Bible

Proverbs 28:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So is a wicked ruler over a poor people.”

Proverbs 28:15 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 28:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A growling lion, and a ranging bear, <FI>Is<Fi> the wicked ruler over a poor people.”

Proverbs 28:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 28:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, is a wicked ruler over a poor people.”

Proverbs 28:15 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 28:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As a roaring lyon, and an hungry beare, so is a wicked ruler ouer the poore people.”

Proverbs 28:15 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 28:15 in Context — Proverbs 28

13 Celui qui cache ses transgressions ne prospère point, Mais celui qui les avoue et les délaisse obtient miséricorde.

14 Heureux l’homme qui est continuellement dans la crainte! Mais celui qui endurcit son cœur tombe dans le malheur.

15 Comme un lion rugissant et un ours affamé, Ainsi est le méchant qui domine sur un peuple pauvre.

16 Un prince sans intelligence multiplie les actes d’oppression, Mais celui qui est ennemi de la cupidité prolonge ses jours.

17 Un homme chargé du sang d’un autre Fuit jusqu’à la fosse: qu’on ne l’arrête pas!

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What Does Proverbs 28:15 Mean?

Proverbs 28:15 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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