Proverbs 28:4 - 28:5

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,

But those who keep the law strive with them.

Evil men do not understand justice,

But those who seek Yahweh understand all things.

Proverbs 28:9

He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,

Even his prayer is an abomination.

How blessed is the man who is always in dread,

But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

He who reproves a man will afterward find more favor

Than he who flatters with the tongue.