Verse Comparison: Proverbs 28:3
American Standard Version
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is `like' a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Amplified® Bible
A poor man who oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food [plundering them of their last morsels].
Contemporary English Version
When someone poor takes over and mistreats the poor, it's like a heavy rain destroying the crops.
Darby English Version
A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Good News Bible
Someone in authority who oppresses poor people is like a driving rain that destroys the crops.
King James Version
A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
New American Standard Bible
A poor man who oppresses the lowly Is {like} a driving rain which leaves no food.
New International Version
A ruler who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
New King James Version
A poor man who oppresses the poor
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A poor man who oppresses the lowly resembles a driving rain which leaves no food.
Revised Standard Version
A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Young's Literal Translation
A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, `Is' a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
