Proverbs 28:4

Hebrew
עֹזְבֵ֣י ת֭וֹרָה יְהַֽלְל֣וּ רָשָׁ֑ע וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples

שָׁמַר

Meaning:

* To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend

The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament.

Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19
ת֝וֹרָ֗ה יִתְגָּ֥רוּ בָֽם
ESV
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.
NIV
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
NLT
To reject the law is to praise the wicked; to obey the law is to fight them.
LXX
KJV
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Proverbs 28:3 ← Proverbs 28:4 → Proverbs 28:5

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