Proverbs 28:24

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. WHOSO ROBBETH HIS FATHER ... AND SAITH, (IT IS) NO TRANSGRESSION (because I should succeed to the property at his death, and my parents do not give me enough), "the same is the companion of a destroyer." THE SAME IS THE COMPANION OF A DESTROYER. Having cast off all reverence for parents, and stealing from those to whom he ought to give, he is on a level with the most abandoned ()....

Verse Proverbs 28:24. _WHOSO ROBBETH HIS FATHER_] The father's property is as much his own, in reference to the child, as that of the merest _stranger_. He who robs his parents is worse than a common robber; to the act of dishonesty and rapine he adds ingratitude, cruelty, and disobedience. Such a person is _the compatriot of a destroyer_; he may be considered as a murderer....

IS THE COMPANION OF A DESTROYER - i. e., he stands on the same footing as the open, lawless robber. Compare this with our Lord’s teaching as to Corban Mark 7:10....

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 sinner and the righteous. PROVERBS 28:1 THE WICKED FLEE WHEN NO MAN PURSUETH. The unreasoning terror of the sinner arises partly from his uneasy conscience, which will not permit him to transgress without warning of consequences, and partly from the judgment of God, according to the threats denounced in Leviticus 26:36, Leviticus 26:37. A terrible picture of this instinctive fear is drawn in...

WHOSO ROBBETH HIS FATHER OR HIS MOTHER,.... As Micah did of eleven hundred shekels of silver, Judges 17:2; AND SAITH, [IT IS] NO TRANSGRESSION; what is his father's or his mother's is his own, or as good as his own, it will come to him at their death; and if he wants it before, he thinks he ought to have it; and if they are not willing to give it him, it is with him no sin to rob them of it; and this he says within himself, to quiet his conscience when he has done it; or to others who may charge him with it: but, whatever such a man thinks, sins against parents are greater than against others; as parricide is a greater sin than any other kind of murder, so robbing of parents is greater than any other kind of theft; it is more aggravated, especially when parents are aged, and cannot work for themselves, but depend on what they have for their livelihood; whereas a young man can

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 which makes a coward of the wicked man. This chapter has many sharp contrasts and important warnings and exhortations. We point out a few. Those who forsake the law, turn their backs upon the revelation of God, refuse obedience to Him, praise the wicked, they make common cause with them. Those who keep the law, obey God's Word, are contenders for the faith Proverbs 28:4. Evil men are blind, but with seeking the Lord comes understanding, the blind eyes are opened Proverbs 28:5. A wise son is he who keepeth the law; such was Solomon till he plunged into apostasy and darkness...

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 possible. The translation state is very doubtful. If MT be retained, connect the word for state with the preceding, and translate by men of understanding who know what is right it is prolonged. LXX reads Through the sin of the ungodly disputes arise, but a prudent man quenches them, possibly the original text. Proverbs 28:3. A needy man: so MT, but the thought is not in keeping with the conception of the poor in Pr. or in the OT. We should probably read a wicked man who, etc. (LXX), or possibly a rich man who, etc. The simile seems to be that of a heavy unseasonable rain which flood

DESTROYER. a destroying man....

_a destroyer_ "That is the deliberate villain who is prepared for any crime. Comp. Matthew 15:4; Matthew 15:6." _Rel. Tr. Soc. Comm_. Comp. Proverbs 18:9....

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; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. 21. To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread. 22. He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him. 23. He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue. 24. Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer. 25. He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in