Proverbs 28:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 28:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 28:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 28:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 28:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.”

Proverbs 28:3 — World English Bible

Proverbs 28:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 28:3 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 28:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 28:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 28:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 28:3 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 28:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A poore man, if he oppresse the poore, is like a raging raine, that leaueth no foode.”

Proverbs 28:3 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 28:3 in Context — Proverbs 28

1 Os perversos fogem [mesmo] quando não há quem os persiga, mas os justos são confiantes como um leão.

2 Pela rebelião numa terra, seus governantes são muitos; mas por meio de um homem prudente e conhecedor [seu governo] permanecerá.

3 O homem pobre que oprime aos necessitados é [como] uma chuva devastadora [que causa] falta de pão.

4 Os que abandonam a lei louvam ao perverso; porém os que guardam a lei lutarão contra eles.

5 Os homens maus não entendem a justiça; mas os que buscam ao SENHOR entendem tudo.

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What Does Proverbs 28:3 Mean?

Proverbs 28:3 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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