Proverbs 28:16 
KonteksNETBible | The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, 1 but the one who hates 2 unjust gain will prolong his days. |
NASB © biblegateway Pro 28:16 |
A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding, But he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. |
HCSB | A leader who lacks understanding is very oppressive, but one who hates unjust gain prolongs his life. |
LEB | A leader without understanding taxes his people heavily, but those who hate unjust gain will live longer. |
NIV © biblegateway Pro 28:16 |
A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment, but he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life. |
ESV | A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 28:16 |
A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life. |
REB | The leader who is stupid and grasping will perish; he who detests ill-gotten gain will live long. |
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 28:16 |
A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days. |
KJV | The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days. |
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NETBible | The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, 1 but the one who hates 2 unjust gain will prolong his days. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “A prince lacking of understanding [is] also a great oppressor” (both KJV, ASV similar) The last clause, “and a great oppressor,” appears to modify “the prince.” There is little difference in meaning, only in emphasis. The LXX has “lacks income” (reading תְּבוּאוֹת [tÿvu’ot] instead of תְּבוּנוֹת [tÿvunot]). C. H. Toy (Proverbs [ICC], 501) suggests deleting the word for “prince” altogether, but this emendation is gratuitous. 2 tc This follows the Qere reading of the participle which is singular (as opposed to the plural). The implication is that this one is also a ruler, paralleling the first half. But since he “hates” (= rejects) unjust gain he will extend [his] days, meaning he will enjoy a long and happy life (cf. NIV, NRSV, CEV). |