Proverbs 28:16
King James Version (KJV)
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; [But] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
World English Bible (WEB)
A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.
Proverbs 28:16 Cross References
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
