Proverbs 28:5 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 28:5 MSG (The Message)

Justice makes no sense to the evilminded; those who seek GOD know it inside and out.

Proverbs 28:5 KJV (King James Version)

Evil men understand not judgment: But they that seek the LORD understand all things.

Proverbs 28:5 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.

Proverbs 28:5 NCV (New Century Version)

Evil people do not understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand it completely.

Proverbs 28:5 ASV (American Standard Version)

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

Proverbs 28:5 NIV (New International Version)

Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

Proverbs 28:5 NKJV (New King James Version)

Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all.

Proverbs 28:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Evil men do not understand justice, But they who long for and seek the LORD understand it fully. [John 7:17; 1 Cor 2:15; 1 John 2:20, 27]

Proverbs 28:5 NLT (New Living Translation)

Evil people don’t understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand completely.

Proverbs 28:5 TPT (The Passion Translation)

Justice never makes sense to men devoted to darkness, but those tenderly devoted to the Lord can understand justice perfectly.

Proverbs 28:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.