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The case of willful murder, not the lesser crime of manslaughter for
which the cities of refuge were appointed. One, with that guilt on his
soul, is simply hasting on to his own destruction. Those who...
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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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THE BLOOD OF ANY PERSON. the blood of. soul.
PERSON. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13.
PIT. the grave. Hebrew. _bor._
NO MAN. none: i.e.. man oppressed with the guilt of murder (compare
Genesis 9:4; Genesi...
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_doeth violence to_ Rather, IS LADEN WITH, R.V. See Genesis 9:6....
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A MAN THAT DOETH VIOLENCE— Houbigant has it, _If any man is an
oppressor, and a lier in wait for blood, when he flieth to a pit, no
man shall stop him._ That is, according to Grotius, "Whoever oppress...
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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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A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to
the pit; let no man stay him.
A MAN THAT DOETH VIOLENCE TO (OR ELSE, THAT IS OPPRESSED-BURDENED
WITH) THE BLOOD OF (ANY) PERSON (H...
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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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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....
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A murderer has a bad conscience. So he is afraid of people. At any
time, they could guess what he has done. A murderer knows that he
deserves punishment. His actions are very evil.
God’s law says, ‘D...
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A MAN THAT DOETH VIOLENCE TO THE BLOOD OF ANY PERSON. — Rather,
_that is burdened with his blood,_ has wilfully murdered any one.
SHALL FLEE TO THE PIT. — Fulfilling the curse of Genesis 9:6.
LET NO...
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אָ֭דָם עָשֻׁ֣ק בְּ דַם ־נָ֑פֶשׁ עַד
־בֹּ֥ור
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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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A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to
the pit; let no man (i) sustain him.
(i) No one will be able to deliver him....
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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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A MAN THAT DOETH VIOLENCE TO THE BLOOD OF [ANY] PERSON,.... That sheds
the blood of any in a violent manner; that lays violent hands upon a
club, and takes away his life, contrary to the law in Genesi...
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A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to
the pit; let no man stay him.
Ver. 17. _A man that doth violence unto the blood._] The Hebrew word
Adam, here rendered man, hath o...
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_A man that doeth violence_, &c. That sheds any man's blood, or takes
away his life by any unjust proceedings; _shall flee to the pit_ Shall
speedily be destroyed, being pursued by divine vengeance, t...
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPIETY...
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A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person, literally,
"burdened with the blood of a soul," weighted down by the load of his
guilt, SHALL FLEE TO THE PIT, in an attempt to escape the terrors...
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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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A MAN THAT DOETH VIOLENCE TO THE BLOOD OF ANY PERSON, that sheddeth
any man's blood, or taketh away his life unjustly, SHALL FLEE TO THE
PIT; shall speedily be destroyed, being pursued by Divine venge...
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Proverbs 28:17 man H120 burdened H6231 (H8803) bloodshed H1818 H5315
flee H5127 (H8799) pit H953 help...
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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 28:17 These proverbs concern being
delivered from trouble. No one should assist a FUGITIVE fleeing from
justice (compare Genesis 9:6). Peo
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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 Kings 21:19; 1 Kings 21:23; 2 Chronicles 24:21; 2 Kings 9:26;...
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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...
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Violence — That sheddeth any man's blood. Shall flee — Shall
speedily be destroyed. Shall slay — None should desire or endeavour
to save him from his deserved punishment....