Proverbs 28:5

New International Reader's Version

Sinful people don’t understand what is right. But those who worship the Lord understand it completely.

Cross References

Psalm 119:100

I understand more than the elders do, because I obey your rules.

Psalm 119:98

Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, because your commands are always in my heart.

Psalm 25:14

The Lord shares his plans with those who have respect for him. He makes his covenant known to them.

Psalm 92:6

Here is something that people without sense don’t know. Here is what foolish people don’t understand.

Proverbs 15:24

The path of life leads up for those who are wise. It keeps them from going down to the place of the dead.

Proverbs 2:9

You will understand what is right and honest and fair. You will understand the right way to live.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for foolish people. They shouldn’t speak when people meet at the city gate to conduct business.

Isaiah 1:3

The ox knows its master. The donkey knows where its owner feeds it. But Israel does not know me. My people do not understand me.”

Isaiah 44:18

People like that don’t even know what they are doing. Their eyes are shut so that they can’t see the truth. Their minds are closed so that they can’t understand it.

Isaiah 6:9

So he said, “Go and speak to these people. Tell them, “ ‘You will hear but never understand. You will see but never know what you are seeing.’

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord says, “My people are foolish. They do not know me. They are children who do not have any sense. They have no understanding at all. They are skilled in doing what is evil. They do not know how to do what is good.”

Amos 3:10

“They do not know how to do what is right,” announces the Lord. “They store up stolen goods in their forts.”

John 7:17

Here is how someone can find out whether my teaching comes from God or from me. That person must choose to do what God wants them to do.

James 1:5

If any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He will give it to you. God gives freely to everyone and doesn’t find fault.

1 John 2:20

You have received the Spirit from the Holy One. And all of you know the truth.

1 John 2:27

But you have received the Holy Spirit from God. He continues to live in you. So you don’t need anyone to teach you. God’s Spirit teaches you about everything. What he says is true. He doesn’t lie. Remain joined to Christ, just as you have been taught by the Spirit.