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Proverbs 28:4-14

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4 Those who forsake the law 1praise the wicked, but those who keep the law 2strive against them.
5 Evil men 3do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord 4understand it completely.
6 5Better is a poor man who 6walks in his integrity than a rich man who is 7crooked in his ways.
7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but 8a companion of gluttons shames his father.
8 Whoever multiplies his wealth 9by interest and profit[a] 10gathers it for him who is 11generous to the poor.
9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his 12prayer is an abomination.
10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way 13will fall into his own pit, but the blameless 14will have a goodly inheritance.
11 A rich man is wise in his 15own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding 16will find him out.
12 When 17the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when 18the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
13 Whoever 19conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who 20confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
14 Blessed is the one who 21fears the Lord always, but whoever 22hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
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Proverbs 28:4-14 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 22

  • 1. 28:4 Ps. 10:3; Rom. 1:32
  • 2. 28:4 [1 Kgs. 18:18, 21; Neh. 13:11, 15; Matt. 3:7; 14:4; Eph. 5:11]
  • 3. 28:5 Ps. 92:6; [John 12:39, 40]
  • 4. 28:5 Ps. 119:100; [John 7:17; 1 Cor. 2:15; James 1:5; 1 John 2:20, 27]
  • 5. 28:6 ch. 19:1
  • 6. 28:6 ver. 18
  • 7. 28:6 ver. 18
  • 8. 28:7 [ch. 23:20; 29:3]
  • 9. 28:8 Ex. 22:25; Lev. 25:36
  • 10. 28:8 See Job 27:17
  • 11. 28:8 ch. 14:31
  • 12. 28:9 [Ps. 109:7]; See ch. 15:8
  • 13. 28:10 See Ps. 7:15
  • 14. 28:10 [Matt. 6:33]
  • 15. 28:11 ch. 26:5, 16
  • 16. 28:11 Job 13:9
  • 17. 28:12 ch. 11:10
  • 18. 28:12 ver. 28; [ch. 29:2; Eccles. 10:5, 6]
  • 19. 28:13 [Job 31:33; Ps. 32:3]; See 1 John 1:8-10
  • 20. 28:13 Ps. 32:5; 1 John 1:9
  • 21. 28:14 ch. 23:17; Isa. 66:2; Phil. 2:12
  • 22. 28:14 See Ps. 95:8

Footnotes 1

  • [a] 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor

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