Proverbs 28:5

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Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it all.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 92:6 : 6 The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.
  • John 7:17 : 17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
  • 1 John 2:20 : 20 Nevertheless you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
  • 1 John 2:27 : 27 Now as for you, the anointing that you received from him resides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, it is true and is not a lie. Just as it has taught you, you reside in him.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The LORD’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
  • 1 Cor 2:14-15 : 14 The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is understood by no one.
  • Ps 119:100 : 100 I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts.
  • Prov 15:24 : 24 The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
  • Prov 24:7 : 7 Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.
  • Jer 4:22 : 22 The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”
  • Mark 4:10-13 : 10 The Purpose of Parables When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 He said to them,“The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables, 12 so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.” 13 He said to them,“Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?

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    4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Hos 14:9
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    9Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 2:9
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    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

  • Jer 5:4
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    4I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.

  • Prov 8:9
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    9All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

  • Job 28:28
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    28And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Eccl 8:5
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    5Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person knows the proper time and procedure.

  • Ps 92:6
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    6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

  • Prov 28:10-11
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    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

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  • Jer 5:28
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    28That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

  • Ps 82:5
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    5They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.

  • Prov 4:19
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    19The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.

  • Prov 14:6
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    6The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.

  • Ps 1:6
    72%

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Job 32:9
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    9It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

  • Isa 29:15
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    15Those who try to hide their plans from the LORD are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast,“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”

  • Isa 31:2
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    2Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. He will attack the wicked nation, and the nation that helps those who commit sin.

  • Ps 14:2
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    2The LORD looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

  • Isa 59:8
    72%

    8They are unfamiliar with peace; their deeds are unjust. They use deceitful methods, and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace.

  • Ps 14:4
    71%

    4All those who behave wickedly do not understand– those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the LORD.

  • Mic 7:3
    71%

    3They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.

  • Prov 14:22
    71%

    22Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.

  • Jer 4:22
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    22The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”

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    2God looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Job 24:13
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    13There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil– it will come to him.

  • Amos 5:7
    71%

    7The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.

  • Prov 1:6
    71%

    6To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.

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    71%

    5then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.

  • Ps 107:43
    71%

    43Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the LORD’s acts of loyal love!

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Rom 3:11
    71%

    11there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.

  • Rom 2:2
    70%

    2Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

  • Deut 25:1
    70%

    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • Isa 59:15
    70%

    15Honesty has disappeared; the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed. The LORD watches and is displeased, for there is no justice.

  • Eccl 8:11
    70%

    11When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.

  • Eph 5:17
    70%

    17For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

  • Isa 44:18
    70%

    18They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16The one who wanders from the way of wisdom will end up in the company of the departed.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 28:16
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    16The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 22:3
    70%

    3A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.

  • Isa 5:23
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    23They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.