Proverbs 28:5 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.

English ASV

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

English Amplified

Evil men do not understand justice, but they who crave and seek the Lord understand it fully. [John 7:17; I Cor. 2:15; I John 2:20, 27.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Evil men do not understand justice, but they who crave and seek the Lord understand it fully. [John 7:17; I Cor. 2:15; I John 2:20, 27.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord comprehend fully.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything.

English EASY 2024

Evil people do not understand justice. But people who serve the Lord understand all about it.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The wicked don't understand justice, but those who love the Lord understand it completely.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Evil people do not know what justice is, but those who worship the Lord understand it well.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand everything.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

English LSB

Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek Yahweh understand all things.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Evil men understand nothing of justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Evil people do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it all.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Sinful men don't understand what is fair. But those who worship the Lord understand it completely.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the Lord understand all.

English NLT

Evil people don't understand justice, but those who follow the LORD understand completely.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Justice never makes sense to men devoted to darkness, but those tenderly devoted to the Lord can understand justice perfectly.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Evil men don't understand the importance of justice, but those who follow the Lord are much concerned about it.

English Tyndale 1537

Wicked men discern not the thing that is right, but they that seek after the LORD, discuss all things.

Proverbs 28:5 — Compare Translations