What does Proverbs 28:19 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough."
Verse Proverbs 28:19. _HE THAT TILLETH HIS LAND_] See Proverbs 12:11....
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 ar...
VAIN: or vanities. POVERTY. Not the same word as Proverbs 28:22. Hebrew. _rush,_ as in Proverbs 28:3....
Comp. Proverbs 12:11....
TEXT Proverbs 28:19-28 19. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. 20. A faithful man shall abound with blessings;...
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. , note. The follower of "vain persons," instead of "plenty of bread," shall...
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
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...
HE THAT TILLETH HIS LAND SHALL HAVE PLENTY OF BREAD. — The curse of Genesis 3:17 being, in God’s mercy, turned into a blessing....
עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתֹו יִֽשְׂבַּֽע ־לָ֑חֶם וּ מְרַדֵּ֥ף רֵ֝קִ֗ים יִֽשְׂבַּֽע ־רִֽישׁ׃...
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 follow...
HE THAT TILLETH HIS LAND SHALL HAVE PLENTY OF BREAD,.... Or, "shall he filled" or "satisfied with bread" s: shall have bread enough, and to spare; provisions of all sorts, and in great plenty; Prover...
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough. Ver. 19. _He that tilleth his land shall have plenty._] _At fugiens molam fu...
_He that tilleth_, &c. See note on Proverbs 12:11. _A faithful man_ Hebrew, אישׁ אמונות, _a man of truths_, who deals truly and justly in all his bargains and transactions with men; _shall abound with...
THE ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRITY...
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...
THAT FOLLOWETH AFTER VAIN PERSONS; choosing their company, and imitating their example; who gives up himself to vanity and idleness, and so is fitly opposed to the diligent man in the former clause....
Proverbs 28:19 tills H5647 (H8802) land H127 plenty H7646 (H8799) bread H3899 follows H7291 (H8764) frivolity H7386 enough H7389 that tilleth - Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 14:4, Proverbs 27:23-27 but -...
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 28:19 These proverbs all concern the desire to secure wealth and favor for oneself. They condemn get-rich-quick schemes (vv. Proverbs 28:19, Proverbs 28:20; compare Proverbs...
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...
Judges 9:4; Luke 15:12; Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 14:4; Proverbs 23:20; Proverbs 23:21; Proverbs 27:23...
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...