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Proverbs 28:3
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
Proverbs 28:3 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 28:3 in other translations
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
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In context
1 The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
3 A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
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