Proverbs 28:3

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

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2For the transgression of the land there are many princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge a realme likewise endureth long.

4They that forsake the Law, prayse the wicked: but they that keepe the Law, set themselues against them.

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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:3

2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. Note, 1. National sins bring national disorders and the disturbance of the public repose: For the transgression of a land, and a general defection from God and religion to idolatry, profaneness, or immorality, many are the princes thereof, many at the same time pretending to the sovereignty and contending for it, by which the people are crumbled into parties and… Read the whole commentary →

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