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The form of political wretchedness, when the poverty of the oppressed
subjects not only embitters their sufferings, but exasperates the
brutal ferocity of the ruler....
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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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ROARING. growling while _devouring_ his prey, not roaring (as he
_springs_ upon it)....
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_ranging_ i.e. with a view to satisfy its hunger. The word is used in
its secondary sense, _hungry_, Psalms 107:9. Comp. 1 Peter 5:8.
λέων πεινῶν καὶ λύκος διψῶν, LXX., _ursus
esuriens_, Vulg....
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A RANGING BEAR— _A howling bear._ Houbigant. _Proverbs 28:16. The
prince that wanteth understanding_] The sense and opposition is better
preserved in the LXX: _A prince who is straitened in his revenu...
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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...
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As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the
poor people.
A RANGING BEAR - "ranging" to and fro with hunger.
SO IS A WICKED RULER OVER THE POOR PEOPLE - whom he knows he...
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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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A RANGING BEAR — _i.e.,_ wandering hungrily in great want of food.
OVER THE POOR PEOPLE — i.e., a people too weak to resist him, over
whom he can tyrannise without fear....
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אֲרִי ־נֹ֭הֵם וְ דֹ֣ב שֹׁוקֵ֑ק
מֹשֵׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ
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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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[As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] (h) a wicked ruler
over the poor people.
(h) For he can never be satisfied but always oppresses and spoils....
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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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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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[AS] A ROARING LION, AND A RANGING BEAR,.... Which are both terrible;
the lion that roars for want of food, or when it is over its prey; and
the hear, when it runs from place to place in quest of prov...
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Proverbs 28:15 [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a
wicked ruler over the poor people.
Ver. 15. _As a roaring llon, and a ranging bear._] Regimen without
righteousness turns into tyrann...
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_As a roaring lion and a ranging bear_ Always cruel and greedy in
their natures, and especially so when they are hungry and want prey;
in which case the lions roar, and bears range about for it; _so i...
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPIETY...
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As a roaring lion and a ranging bear, wild beasts full of ravenous
cruelty, SO IS A WICKED RULER OVER THE POOR PEOPLE; for so a cruel and
bloodthirsty tyrant is fitly described....
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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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THE LION and BEAR are always cruel and greedy in their natures, and
especially when they are hungry and want prey, in which case the lions
roar, PSALMS 104:21 ISAIAH 31:4, and bears range about for it...
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Proverbs 28:15 roaring H5098 (H8802) lion H738 charging H8264 (H8802)
bear H1677 wicked H7563 ruler H4910 ...
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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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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
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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...
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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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1 Peter 5:8; 1 Samuel 22:17; 2 Kings 15:16; 2 Kings 2:24; 2 Kings
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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...