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Proverbs 28:1-11

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1 1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but 2the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 When a land transgresses, 3it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue.
3 4A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law 5praise the wicked, but those who keep the law 6strive against them.
5 Evil men 7do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord 8understand it completely.
6 9Better is a poor man who 10walks in his integrity than a rich man who is 11crooked in his ways.
7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but 12a companion of gluttons shames his father.
8 Whoever multiplies his wealth 13by interest and profit[a] 14gathers it for him who is 15generous to the poor.
9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his 16prayer is an abomination.
10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way 17will fall into his own pit, but the blameless 18will have a goodly inheritance.
11 A rich man is wise in his 19own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding 20will find him out.
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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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Cross References 20

  • 1. 28:1 Lev. 26:17; Ps. 53:5
  • 2. 28:1 Lev. 26:8; 1 Sam. 17:32
  • 3. 28:2 [1 Kgs. 15:27]; See 1 Kgs. 16:8-28; 2 Kgs. 15:8-15
  • 4. 28:3 [Matt. 18:28]
  • 5. 28:4 Ps. 10:3; Rom. 1:32
  • 6. 28:4 [1 Kgs. 18:18, 21; Neh. 13:11, 15; Matt. 3:7; 14:4; Eph. 5:11]
  • 7. 28:5 Ps. 92:6; [John 12:39, 40]
  • 8. 28:5 Ps. 119:100; [John 7:17; 1 Cor. 2:15; James 1:5; 1 John 2:20, 27]
  • 9. 28:6 ch. 19:1
  • 10. 28:6 ver. 18
  • 11. 28:6 ver. 18
  • 12. 28:7 [ch. 23:20; 29:3]
  • 13. 28:8 Ex. 22:25; Lev. 25:36
  • 14. 28:8 See Job 27:17
  • 15. 28:8 ch. 14:31
  • 16. 28:9 [Ps. 109:7]; See ch. 15:8
  • 17. 28:10 See Ps. 7:15
  • 18. 28:10 [Matt. 6:33]
  • 19. 28:11 ch. 26:5, 16
  • 20. 28:11 Job 13:9

Footnotes 1

  • [a] 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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