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Proverbs 28:3

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A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:1

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

  2. 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.

  3. Proverbs 28:4

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

  4. Proverbs 28:5

    Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.