Proverbs 28:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 28:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 28:15 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 28:15 — KJV
“As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.”
— Proverbs 28:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 28:15 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 28:15
“And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.”
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“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 28:15: ruler, over, people
“And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 28:15: ruler, over, people
“But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 28:15: bear, over, people
“And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 28:15: bear, over, people
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