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Proverbs 28:1-6

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Warnings and Instructions

1 The wicked 1flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.
2 By the transgression of a land 2many are its princes, But 3by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
3 A 4poor man who oppresses the lowly Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law 5praise the wicked, But those who keep the law 6strive with them.
5 Evil men 7do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD 8understand all things.
6 9Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked * though he be rich.
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Proverbs 28:1-6 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 9

  • 1. Leviticus 26:17, 36; Psalms 53:5
  • 2. 1 Kings 16:8-28; 2 Kings 15:8-15
  • 3. Proverbs 11:11
  • 4. Matthew 18:28
  • 5. Psalms 49:18; Romans 1:32
  • 6. 1 Kings 18:18; Nehemiah 13:11, 15; Matthew 3:7; Matthew 14:4; Ephesians 5:11
  • 7. Psalms 92:6; Isaiah 6:9; Isaiah 44:18
  • 8. Psalms 119:100; Proverbs 2:9; John 7:17; 1 Corinthians 2:15; 1 John 2:20, 27
  • 9. Proverbs 19:1

Footnotes 3

  • [a] Lit "confident"
  • [b] Lit "and there is no bread"
  • [c] Lit "perverse of two ways"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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