Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Proverbs 28:21
For — When a man hath once accustomed himself to take bribes, a very small advantage will make him sell justice.
For — When a man hath once accustomed himself to take bribes, a very small advantage will make him sell justice.
Dishonest partiality leads men who have enslaved themselves to it to transgress, even when the inducement is altogether disproportionate. A “piece of bread” was proverbial at all times as the most ext...
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...
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...
PERSONS. Hebrew "faces", put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part), App-6, for persons. THAT MAN. [even]. strong man. TRANSGRESS. Hebrew. _pasha'._ App-44....
_For … that man will transgress_ Or, _Neither that a man should transgress_, R.V. The rendering of A.V., however, which is retained substantially in R.V. marg., has the support both of LXX. and Vulg....
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;...
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. TO HAVE RESPECT OF PERSONS IS NOT GOOD - (note, ; .) FOR, FOR A PIECE OF BREAD THAT MAN WILL TRANSGRESS....
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
RM 'For a piece of bread a man will transgress.' 'I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.'...
A good person is always fair. But some people do not care whether their actions are good or evil. They only want money. Or they only want a reward. And if someone rewards them, they will do anything....
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....
FOR, FOR A PIECE OF BREAD. — A thing proverbially of little value. (Comp. Ezekiel 13:19.) THAT MAN WILL TRANSGRESS. — So degrading is the habit of servility....
הַֽכֵּר ־פָּנִ֥ים לֹא ־טֹ֑וב וְ עַל ־פַּת
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...
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...
To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of (k) bread [that] man will transgress. (k) He will be abused for nothing....
_Forsaketh. Hebrew, "oppresseth (Septuagint, selleth) a man." (Calmet) --- Neither small nor great bribes must be taken. (Justinian)_...
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...
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...
TO HAVE RESPECT OF PERSONS [IS] NOT GOOD, C, In courts of judicature, to give a cause or pass sentence in favour of a person, because he is rich, or is a relation, a friend, an acquaintance, or has do...
To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress. Ver. 21. _To have respect of persons is not good._] _See Trapp on "_ Pro 24:23 _"_ For, for a piece of...
_To have respect of persons is not good_ It is a fundamental error in the administration of justice, and that which will lead men to many transgressions, to consider the quality of the parties concern...
THE ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRITY...
To have respect of persons is not good, that is, to let one's judgment be guided by personal considerations; FOR A PIECE OF BREAD, for a very small bribe, that man, one readily hired by a bribe, will...
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...
When a man hath once vitiated his conscience, and accustomed himself to take bribes, a very small advantage will make him sell justice, and his own soul into the bargain. The design of the proverb is...
Proverbs 28:21 partiality H5234 (H8687) H6440 good H2896 piece H6595 bread H3899 man H1397 transgress H6586 ...
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...
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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 28:19 These proverbs all concern the desire to secure wealth and favor for oneself. They condemn get-rich-quick schemes (vv. Proverbs 28:19,...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 28:16. Ewald, Zöckler, Delitzsch, and others read this verse, “O _prince devoid of understanding, he that hateth unjust gain continueth long_.” PROVERBS 28:17. First clause...
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...
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...
2 Peter 2:3; Exodus 23:2; Exodus 23:8; Ezekiel 13:19; Hosea 4:18;...
DIVINE CONTRASTS Proverbs 28:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have another one of Solomon's messages which God gave to him. We will bring out several statements in the beginning of the chapter. 1. A CONTRAS...