Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 28:15
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.
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.
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...
ROARING. growling while _devouring_ his prey, not roaring (as he _springs_ upon it)....
_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....
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...
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...
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...
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
Lions and bears are strong animals. They attack. And they kill. A wicked ruler is like these animals. He does not care about his people. He only cares about himself. He will attack his own people. He...
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....
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....
אֲרִי ־נֹ֭הֵם וְ דֹ֣ב שֹׁוקֵ֑ק מֹשֵׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ
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...
[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....
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...
[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...
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...
_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...
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....
THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPIETY...
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...
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...
Proverbs 28:15 roaring H5098 (H8802) lion H738 charging H8264 (H8802) bear H1677 wicked H7563 ruler H4910 ...
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 28:15 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
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...
1 Peter 5:8; 1 Samuel 22:17; 2 Kings 15:16; 2 Kings 2:24; 2 Kings
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...