💡WEB · Proverbs 28:3
What does Proverbs 28:3 mean?
"A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops."
— Proverbs 28:3 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.
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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