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Proverbs 28:5

Hebrew
אַנְשֵׁי רָ֭ע לֹא יָבִ֣ינוּ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
יָבִ֥ינוּ כֹֽל
ESV
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.
NIV
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
NLT
Evil people don't understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand completely.
LXX
KJV
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

Proverbs 28:4 ← Proverbs 28:5 → Proverbs 28:6

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