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.