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2 When a land transgresses, 1it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.
3 2A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law 3praise the wicked, but those who keep the law 4strive against them.
5 Evil men 5do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD 6 understand it completely.
6 7Better is a poor man who 8walks in his integrity than a rich man who is 9crooked in his ways.
7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but 10a companion of gluttons shames his father.
8 Whoever multiplies his wealth 11by interest and profita 12gathers it for him who is 13generous to the poor.
9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his 14prayer is an abomination.
10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way 15will fall into his own pit, but the blameless 16will have a goodly inheritance.
11 A rich man is wise in his 17own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding 18will find him out.
12 When 19the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when 20the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
13 Whoever 21conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who 22confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
14 Blessed is the one who 23fears the LORD always, but whoever 24hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
15 Like 25a roaring lion or 26a charging bear is 27a wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A ruler who 28lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
17 If one is burdened with 29the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death;b let no one help him.
18 30Whoever 31walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
19 32Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich 33will not go unpunished.
21 To show 34partiality is not good, but for 35a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
22 A 36stingy manc37hastens after wealth and does not know that 38poverty will come upon him.
23 Whoever 39rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than 40he who flatters with his tongue.
24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is 41a companion to a man who destroys.
25 A greedy man 42stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will 43be enriched.
26 Whoever 44trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
27 Whoever 45gives to the poor will not want, but he who 46hides his eyes will get many a curse.
28 When 47the wicked rise, 48people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA

Provérbios 28:2 Por causa da transgressão duma terra são muitos os seus príncipes; mas por virtude de homens prudentes e entendidos, ela subsistirá por longo tempo.

King James Version KJV

Proverbs 28:2 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.

New King James Version NKJV

Proverbs 28:2 Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; But by a man of understanding and knowledge Right will be prolonged.

Nova Versão Internacional NVIP

Provérbios 28:2 Os pecados de uma nação fazem mudar sempre os seus governantes,mas a ordem se mantém com um líder sábio e sensato.

Proverbs 28:2-28 ESV
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