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                        Verse Proverbs 28:18. _SHALL FALL AT ONCE_] Shall fall _without
resource,_ _altogether_.... 
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                        IN HIS WAYS - Rather “in his double ways” (as in Proverbs 28:6).
The evil of vacillation rather than that of craft, the want of the one
guiding principle of right, is contrasted with the straightforwa... 
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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 ar... 
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                        PERVERSE. Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6). "perverse [and walketh
in double] ways, shall fall in one". See Proverbs 28:6.
FALL AT ONCE: or fall in one of the two.... 
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                        that is _perverse in_his _ways_ Or, _walketh_(understood from the
first clause of the verse) _perversely in two ways_. "Heb. _perverse
of two ways._" R.V. marg. See Proverbs 28:6, note.
_at once_ Som... 
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                        SHALL FALL AT ONCE— _Shall fall into a pit._ Houbigant after the
Syriac.... 
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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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                        Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in
his ways shall fall at once. 
 HE THAT IS PERVERSE IN HIS WAYS (CF. NOTE, , 'IN TWO WAYS') SHALL
FALL AT ONCE - so as not to rise a... 
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                        28:18 them]. (d-22) Or 'at once.'... 
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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.
V2 A country of evil people has many ru... 
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                        HE THAT IS PERVERSE IN HIS WAYS. — Literally, _two ways._ (Comp.
note on Proverbs 28:6.)
AT ONCE — _i.e.,_ all of a sudden, without warning.... 
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                        הֹולֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ וְ
נֶעְקַ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם יִפֹּ֥ול בְּ
אֶחָֽת׃... 
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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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                        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
follow... 
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                        WHOSO WALKETH UPRIGHTLY SHALL BE SAVED, Or "be safe" r from those that
seek his life, plot against him, shoot at him, as the wicked do at the
upright in heart, but the Lord protects him; and it is eve... 
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                        Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in
his] ways shall fall at once.
Ver. 18. _Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved,_] _See Trapp on "_
Pro 10:9 _"_ "Shall be saved";... 
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                        _Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved_ Namely, from destruction,
because God hath undertaken and promised to protect him; _but he that
is perverse in his ways_ Hebrew, _in two ways_, of which see on... 
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                        Whoso walketh uprightly, in the integrity of pious conduct, SHALL BE
SAVED, delivered or helped by the Lord; BUT HE THAT IS PERVERSE IN HIS
WAYS, trying to hide his wickedness under the mantle of hypo... 
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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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                        SHALL BE SAVED, to wit, from destruction, because God hath undertaken
and promised to protect him. IN HIS WAYS, Heb. _in two ways_, of which
phrase see above on PROVERBS 28:6. SHALL FALL AT ONCE; once... 
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                        Proverbs 28:18 walks H1980 (H8802) blamelessly H8549 saved H3467
(H8735) perverse H6140 (H8737) ways H1870 suddenly H259 fall H5307
(H8799)
walketh - Proverbs 10:9, Proverbs 10:25, Proverbs 11:3-6;... 
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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). People of INTEGRITY will get the help
t... 
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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 Thessalonians 5:3; 2 Peter 2:1; Galatians 2:14; Numbers 22:32;
Proverbs 10:25; Proverbs 10:9; Proverbs 11:3; Proverbs 28:6; Psalms
125:5;... 
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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 CONTRA... 
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                        At once — Once for all; so he shall never rise more....