Proverbs 28:5 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 28:5 NIV (New International Version)
Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
Proverbs 28:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.
Proverbs 28:5 NLT (New Living Translation)
Evil people don’t understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand completely.
Proverbs 28:5 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand everything.
Proverbs 28:5 KJV (King James Version)
Evil men understand not judgment: But they that seek the LORD understand all things.
Proverbs 28:5 NKJV (New King James Version)
Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all.
Proverbs 28:5 MSG (The Message)
Justice makes no sense to the evilminded; those who seek GOD know it inside and out.
Proverbs 28:5 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Evil people do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand everything.
Proverbs 28:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Evil men do not understand justice, But they who long for and seek the LORD understand it fully. [John 7:17; 1 Cor 2:15; 1 John 2:20, 27]
Proverbs 28:5 NET (New English Translation)
Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it all.