Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 28:17
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.
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.
Verse Proverbs 28:17. _THAT DOETH VIOLENCE TO THE BLOOD_] He who either _slays_ the innocent, or procures his destruction, may flee to _hide_ himself: but let none give him protection. The law demand...
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...
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...
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...
_doeth violence to_ Rather, IS LADEN WITH, R.V. See Genesis 9:6....
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...
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...
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...
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
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...
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 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...
אָ֭דָם עָשֻׁ֣ק בְּ דַם ־נָ֑פֶשׁ עַד ־בֹּ֥ור
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 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...
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...
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...
_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...
THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPIETY...
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...
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...
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...
Proverbs 28:17 man H120 burdened H6231 (H8803) bloodshed H1818 H5315 flee H5127 (H8799) pit H953 help...
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 28:17 These proverbs concern being delivered from trouble. No one should assist a FUGITIVE fleeing from justice (compare Genesis 9:6). Peo
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 Kings 21:19; 1 Kings 21:23; 2 Chronicles 24:21; 2 Kings 9:26;...
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...
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....