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Proverbs 28:16
A leader, may lack intelligence, yet abound in oppressions, The hater of greed, shall lengthen out days.
Proverbs 28:16 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 28:16 in other translations
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.
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In context
13 He that covereth his transgressions, shall not prosper, but, he that confesseth and forsaketh, shall find compassion.
14 How happy the man who is ever circumspect, whereas, he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into calamity.
15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, is a lawless ruler, over a poor people.
16 A leader, may lack intelligence, yet abound in oppressions, The hater of greed, shall lengthen out days.
17 A man oppressed with a person’s blood, unto a pit, shall flee, let them not hold him back.
18 He that walketh with integrity, shall be saved, but, he that is crooked, turning two ways, shall fall in one.
19 He that tilleth his ground, shall have plenty of bread, but, he that pursueth empty-heads, shall have plenty of poverty.
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