"A poor man that oppresseth the poor {is like} a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. {which...: Heb. without food}" — Proverbs 28:3

Proverbs 28:3 · KJV

“A poor man that oppresseth the poor {is like} a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. {which...: Heb. without food}”

— Proverbs 28:3

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. {by...: or, by men of understanding and wisdom shall they likewise be prolonged}

Verse 4

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Proverbs 28 — Context

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

A poor man that oppresseth the poor {is like} a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. {which...: Heb. without food}

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all {things}.

Cross References

Matthew 18:28-30

But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took {him} by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. {pence: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}