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Proverbs 28:1-11

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1 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing [them], but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.
3 A destitute leader[a] who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law battle against them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand everything.[b]
6 Better a poor man who lives with integrity[c] than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.[d] [e]
7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.[f]
8 Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest collects it for one who is kind to the poor.[g]
9 Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law- even his prayer is detestable.[h]
10 The one who leads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit,[i] but the blameless will inherit what is good.
11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.
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Proverbs 28:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 15

In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1-8 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9-24, both kings of Judah; and of the reigns of Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and of Baasha, who destroyed his family, both kings of Israel, 1Ki 15:25-34.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Footnotes 9

  • [a] LXX reads A wicked man
  • [b] 1 Co 2:15
  • [c] Pr 19:1; 20:7
  • [d] Lit who twists two ways
  • [e] Pr 16:8,19; 19:22; Isa 5:20
  • [f] Pr 17:25; 29:3; Dt 21:20
  • [g] Pr 13:22; Ec 2:26; Ezk 18:13,17
  • [h] Pr 15:8,29; 21:27
  • [i] Pr 16:29; 26:27; Mt 18:6
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