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...
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;...
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. WHEN THE WICKED RISE, MEN HIDE THEMSELVES - (note, ; ; .)...
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
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....
See Proverbs 28:12....
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...
_Men. Septuagint, "the just groan," and all are under "apprehensions." (Calmet)_...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
THE ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRITY...
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...
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...
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...
Proverbs 28:28 wicked H7563 arise H6965 (H8800) men H120 hide H5641 (H8735) perish H6 (H8800) righteous...
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...
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...
Acts 12:23; Acts 12:24; Esther 8:17; Job 24:4; Proverbs 28:12;...
Men — Righteous men are afraid to appear publickly....