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Proverbs 28:16

The prince&c. Lit. A prince that lacketh understanding and a great oppressor!i.e. the two are identical. There is no particle of connection or contrast between the two clauses of the verse, and R.V. marg. adopts the view that the whole verse is a continuous address or admonition: O prince that lackest understanding and art a great oppressor, he that, &c.

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See also Proverbs 28:16 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Proverbs 28:16. _THE PRINCE THAT WANTETH UNDERSTANDING_] A weak prince will generally have wicked ministers, for his weakness prevents him from making a proper choice; and he is apt to prefer t...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    OPPRESSOR, &C. Supply the Relative _Ellipsis_, "oppressor [and shall cut short his days]: but", &c, or, it may be the Figure of speech _Aposiopesis_. and. [what of him]....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT Proverbs 28:10-18 10. Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good. 11. The rich man is wise in his own...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. THE PRINCE THAT WANTETH UNDERSTANDING (IS) ALSO A GREAT OPPRESSOR (AND THER...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    A ruler should not be cruel. He should not attack his own people. If he does, he is not wise. A ruler needs his people to protect him from his enemy. The ruler’s own people hate a cruel ruler. So thi...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    A PRINCE THAT WANTETH UNDERSTANDING IS ALSO A GREAT OPPRESSOR. — Thereby losing the love of his people, and at the same time impoverishing them; thus killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. He al...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    נָגִ֗יד חֲסַ֣ר תְּ֭בוּנֹות וְ רַ֥ב מַעֲשַׁקֹּ֑ות _שֹׂ֥נֵא_

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Prudence. Septuagint, "riches." Poverty is a great temptation to people in authority, more than avarice itself. (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE PRINCE THAT WANTETH UNDERSTANDING [IS] ALSO A GREAT OPPRESSOR,.... Or, "much in oppressions" o; he multiplies them, and abounds in them; he distresses his subjects in a variety of ways and methods...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days. Ver. 16. _The prince that wanteth understanding._] As every tyrant doth,...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The prince that wanteth understanding_, &c. The tyranny or oppression of a prince is a manifest sign of great folly, because it alienates from him the hearts of his people, in possessing which his ho...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPIETY...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The prince that wanteth understanding, lacking proper discernment, IS ALSO A GREAT OPPRESSOR, he abounds in oppression, not realizing that his attitude hurts his position; BUT HE THAT HATETH COVETOUSN...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    The tyranny or oppression of a prince, though by some accounted wisdom, is in truth a manifest act and sign of great folly, because it alienateth from him the hearts of his people, in which his honour...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 28:16 ruler H5057 lacks H2638 understanding H8394 great H7227 oppressor H4642 hates H8130 (H8802) covetousness...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 28:15 A WICKED RULER is pictured as a destructive wild animal who feeds off of POOR PEOPLE rather than protecting and providing for them. Such a ruler is a cr

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 12:10; 1 Kings 12:14; Amos 4:1; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Exodus 18:21

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    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...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Oppressor — The tyranny of a prince, is a manifest sign of folly. Prolong — By God's favour, the peace and satisfaction of his own mind, and the hearty love of his people....

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