Proverbs 28:3
“A poore man that oppresseth the poore, is like a sweeping raine which leaueth no food.”
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Proverbs 28:3 Context
1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon. 2For the transgression of a land, many are the princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge the state thereof shall bee prolonged. 3A poore man that oppresseth the poore, is like a sweeping raine which leaueth no food. 4They that forsake the law, praise the wicked: but such as keepe the Law, contend with them. 5Euill men vnderstand not iudgement: but they that seeke the Lord, vnderstand all things.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 28:3
A poor man that oppresseth the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- King James Version
A poor man who oppresses the lowly Is {like} a driving rain which leaves no food.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is `like' a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- American Standard Version (1901)
A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
- Basic English Bible
A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- Darby Bible
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- Webster's Bible
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
- World English Bible
A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
- Youngs Literal Bible
A poor man that oppresseth the weak is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 28:3
28:3 It like - Is like a violent rain or flood, which washes away the very seeds in the earth. He is the worst of all oppressors.