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CHAPTER 28 WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED
The wicked is a coward; the righteous man, because he trusteth in the
Lord and knows the Lord is on his side, is as bold as a lion. It is
the conscience...
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SECOND DIVISION, PROVERBS 28 F. In general character this division
resembles Section II., consisting chiefly of antithetic couplets.
PROVERBS 28:2 B. The text is uncertain, and various renderings are...
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TEXT Proverbs 28:19-28
19.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
20.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings;...
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OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE
2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period
described in 2K15....
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See Proverbs 28:12....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 28
V1 A wicked person runs away, even if nobody is chasing him.
But good people are as bold as lions....
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בְּ ק֣וּם רְ֭שָׁעִים יִסָּתֵ֣ר אָדָ֑ם
וּ֝ בְ
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CHAPTER 29
AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT
"He that hideth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso
confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy."- Proverbs 28:13
"Happy is the man that feareth a...
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Verse Proverbs 28:2. "The transgression of a land" must be understood
as the opposite of the "state shall be prolonged." Then the proverb
means that a multiplicity of princes is an evil, but men of
un...
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_Men. Septuagint, "the just groan," and all are under "apprehensions."
(Calmet)_...
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As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the
poor people. The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great
oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his day...
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REFLECTIONS.
READER! I take occasion from the view of this chapter, and the
contents of it, to remind your heart, and my own, how truly blessed it
must be to find Christ in his hidden word; and what d...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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WHEN THE WICKED RISE, MEN HIDE THEMSELVES,.... When wicked men are
raised to places of power and authority, rich men hide themselves,
lest they should become a prey to them; and good men hide themselv...
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When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the
righteous increase.
Ver. 28. _When the wicked rise, men hide themselves._] They are glad
to skulk and shelter themselves from that...
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_When the wicked rise_, &c. See on Proverbs 28:12; _but when they
perish_ When wicked men are displaced, degraded, and their power is
taken from them; _the righteous increase_ They who are righteous
a...
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When the wicked rise, attaining to positions of power and influence,
MEN HIDE THEMSELVES, fearing oppression; BUT WHEN THEY PERISH, THE
RIGHTEOUS INCREASE, since they no longer are oppressed by tyrant...
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THE ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRITY...
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IF we HAVE SEEN in chapter 27 the blessing of God and refuge in the
sanctuary, chapter 28, a fourth section. brings our feet abruptly back
to the wilderness path, where walk and ways must be tested by...
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MEN HIDE THEMSELVES; men, i.e. righteous men, as appears from the
following clause, are ashamed and afraid to appear publicly; of which
SEE POOLE ON "PROVERBS 28:12". THE RIGHTEOUS INCREASE; they who...
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Proverbs 28:28 wicked H7563 arise H6965 (H8800) men H120 hide H5641
(H8735) perish H6 (H8800) righteous...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: True religion is true wisdom, making men wise in every
relation. Those who make conscience of God's law will find a security
in the...
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Proverbs 28:2. _By a man of understanding the state shall be
prolonged._ Who can value the Samuels in Israel; the Gracchuses in
Rome; the Walpoles, the Chathams in England? In Lord Chatham's time it
w...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter is still part of the Hezekiah collection, and not a new
series by another author. It may be regarded as describing the various
destinies of the powerful and the weak, the sinn...
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Twenty-eight:
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are as bold as
a lion (Proverbs 28:1).
The contrast of the wicked and the righteous. We had an awful lot of
that early in the pr...
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Acts 12:23; Acts 12:24; Esther 8:17; Job 24:4; Proverbs 28:12;...
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Men — Righteous men are afraid to appear publickly....