Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 28:14
Happy [is] the man that (g) feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
(g) Which stands in awe of God, and is afraid to offend him.
Happy [is] the man that (g) feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
(g) Which stands in awe of God, and is afraid to offend him.
Verse Proverbs 28:14. _HAPPY_ IS _THE MAN THAT FEARETH ALWAY_] That ever carries about with him that reverential and filial fear of God, which will lead him to avoid sin, and labour to do that which i...
The “fear” here is not so much reverential awe, as anxious, or “nervous” sensitiveness of conscience. To most men this temperament seems that of the self-tormentor. To him who looks deeper it is a con...
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...
HAPPY. See note on Proverbs 3:13. THAT FEARETH ALWAY, &C. Illustrations: Joseph (Genesis 39:9; Genesis 42:18); Nehemiah (Nehemiah 5:
_feareth_ i.e. to do wrong, with a wise and godly caution. ὂς καταπτήσσει πάντα διʼ εὐλάβειαν, LXX. Comp. the N.T. use of εὐλάβεια and its cognates, Hebrews 5:7; Hebrews 11:7. _mischief_ "Or, _calami...
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...
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. HAPPY IS THE MAN THAT FEARETH ALWAY - in prosperity as well as adversity (). "Feareth" to offend God;...
28:14 evil. (c-17) Or 'disaster.' see ch. 24.16....
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
He fears to do wrong....
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....
If you respect God, then God will help you. And you will become wise (Proverbs 1:7). But some people refuse to obey God’s message. They do not invite God into their lives. They continue their evil de...
HAPPY IS THE MAN THAT FEARETH ALWAY lest he should fall, and so, distrusting himself, seeks heavenly aid (Philippians 2:12). HE THAT HARDENETH HIS HEART. — (Comp. Exodus 8:15, _sqq._) SHALL FALL INT...
אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם מְפַחֵ֣ד תָּמִ֑יד וּ מַקְשֶׁ֥ה...
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...
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his...
_FEAR AND ITS ANTIDOTE_ ‘Happy is the man that feareth alway.’ ‘Perfect love casteth out fear.’ Proverbs 28:14 (with 1 John 4:18). Fear has a place in the Gospel, may we but find it. The object of...
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...
HAPPY [IS] THE MAN THAT FEARETH ALWAY,.... Not men, but the Lord; there is a fear and reverence due to men, according to the stations in which they are; but a slavish fear of man, and which deters fro...
Happy [is] the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. Ver. 14. _Blessed is the man that feareth always._] That is "in the fear of the Lord all day long." Pr...
_Happy is the man that feareth always_ Who, in all times, companies, and conditions, maintains in his mind a holy awe of God, and a reverence for him, his glory and majesty, his wisdom and power, his...
Happy is the man that feareth alway, conducting himself with holy dread and awe, lest he in some manner transgress the will of the Lord; BUT HE THAT HARDENETH HIS HEART SHALL FALL INTO MISCHIEF, for a...
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...
HAPPY IS THE MAN, because he shall thereby avoid that mischief which befalls fearless sinners, which is expressed in the next clause, and procure that eternal salvation which they lose. THAT FEARETH,...
Proverbs 28:14 Happy H835 man H120 always H8548 reverent H6342 (H8764) hardens H7185 (H8688) heart H3820 fall...
Proverbs 28:14 _(with 1 John 4:18)_ Fear has a place in the Gospel; may we but find it. Indeed, it is an old remark that every natural principle of our minds, every true inborn feeling in these heart...
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...
_Happy is the man that feareth always._ THE HAPPINESS OF FEARING ALWAY He who sincerely confesses and forsakes his sins will be afraid of sin for the future, having felt the smart of it. I. What is...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 28:13 To fear THE LORD (see note on 1:7) involves confessing one’s sins, rather than concealing them and hardening one’s heart. Such a person receives m
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 28:13_ CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS I. SIN TENDS TO PRODUCE SHAME. Even a child often tries to hide an act of disobedience to a good mother’s law, and this not from fear of...
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 1:17; Exodus 14:23; Exodus 7:22; Hebrews 4:1; Isaiah 66:2;...
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...
Alway — In all times, companies, and conditions....