Proverbs 28:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the  Lord understand everything.

Cross References

1 John 2:27

As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need anyone to teach you. Instead, his anointing teaches you about all things  and is true and is not a lie; just as it has taught you,  remain in him.

James 1:5

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God #– #who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly #– #and it will be given to him.

1 John 2:20

But you have an anointing  from the Holy One,  and all of you know the truth.

John 7:17

If anyone wants to do his will,   he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is inaccessible to   a fool; he does not open his mouth at the city gate.

Proverbs 15:24

For the prudent the path of life leads upwards, so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

Jeremiah 4:22

‘For my people are fools; they do not know me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good.’

Proverbs 2:9

Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity #– #every good path.

Isaiah 6:9

And he replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.

Isaiah 44:18

Such people  do not comprehend and cannot understand, for he has shut their eyes  so that they cannot see, and their minds so that they cannot understand.

Isaiah 1:3

The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s feeding trough, but Israel does not know; my people do not understand.’

Amos 3:10

The people are incapable of doing right   – this is the  Lord’s declaration – those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.