Proverbs 28:4,7
Proverbs 28:4 New Living Translation (NLT)
To reject the law is to praise the wicked; to obey the law is to fight them.
Proverbs 28:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
Young people who obey the law are wise; those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.
Proverbs 28:4 The Message (MSG)
If you desert God’s law, you’re free to embrace depravity; if you love God’s law, you fight for it tooth and nail.
Proverbs 28:7 The Message (MSG)
Practice God’s law—get a reputation for wisdom; hang out with a loose crowd—embarrass your family.
Proverbs 28:4 King James Version (KJV)
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: But such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:7 King James Version (KJV)
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: But he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
Proverbs 28:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But those who keep the law strive with them.
Proverbs 28:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He who keeps the law is a discerning son, But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
Proverbs 28:4 New Century Version (NCV)
Those who disobey what they have been taught praise the wicked, but those who obey what they have been taught are against them.
Proverbs 28:7 New Century Version (NCV)
Children who obey what they have been taught are wise, but friends of troublemakers disgrace their parents.
Proverbs 28:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
They that forsake the law praise the wicked; But such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.
Proverbs 28:4 New International Version (NIV)
Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.
Proverbs 28:7 New International Version (NIV)
A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Proverbs 28:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son, But a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Those who set aside the law [of God and man] praise the wicked, But those who keep the law [of God and man] struggle with them. [Prov 29:18]
Proverbs 28:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He who keeps the law [of God and man] is a wise and discerning son, But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father [and himself].
Proverbs 28:4 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Those who turn their backs on what they know is right will no longer be able to tell right from wrong. But those who love the truth strengthen their souls.
Proverbs 28:7 The Passion Translation (TPT)
To be obedient to what you’ve been taught proves you’re an honorable child, but to socialize with the lawless brings shame to your parents.