Proverbs 28:5

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 119:100

I understand more than the aged,[4] for I keep your precepts.

Psalm 119:98

Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.

Psalm 25:14

The friendship[1] of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.

Psalm 92:6

The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:

Proverbs 15:24

The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.

Proverbs 2:9

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path;

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

Isaiah 1:3

The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."

Isaiah 44:18

They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand.

Isaiah 6:9

And he said, "Go, and say to this people: " 'Keep on hearing,[3] but do not understand; keep on seeing,[4] but do not perceive.'

Jeremiah 4:22

"For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are 'wise' -- in doing evil! But how to do good they know not."

Amos 3:10

"They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds."

John 7:17

If anyone's will is to do God's[5] will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.

James 1:5

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

1 John 2:20

But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.[3]

1 John 2:27

But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything -- and is true and is no lie, just as it has taught you -- abide in him.