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Proverbs 28:14-24

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14 How blessed is the man who 1fears always, But he who 2hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
15 Like a 3roaring lion and a rushing bear Is a 4wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A 5leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding, But he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
17 A man who is 6laden with the guilt of human blood Will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him.
18 He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, But he who is 7crooked * will fall all at once.
19 8He who tills his land will 9have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
20 A 10faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who 11makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To 12show partiality * is not good, 13Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
22 A man with an 14evil eye 15hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.
23 He who 16rebukes a man will afterward find more favor Than he who 17flatters with the tongue.
24 He who 18robs his father or his mother And says, "It is not a transgression," Is the 19companion of a man who destroys.
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Proverbs 28:14-24 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

Cross References 19

  • 1. Proverbs 23:17
  • 2. Psalms 95:8; Romans 2:5
  • 3. Proverbs 19:12; 1 Peter 5:8
  • 4. Exodus 1:14; Proverbs 29:2; Matthew 2:16
  • 5. Ecclesiastes 10:16; Isaiah 3:12
  • 6. Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:14
  • 7. Proverbs 10:27
  • 8. Proverbs 12:11
  • 9. Proverbs 20:13
  • 10. Proverbs 10:6; Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:21
  • 11. Proverbs 20:21; Proverbs 28:22; 1 Timothy 6:9
  • 12. Proverbs 24:23
  • 13. Ezekiel 13:19
  • 14. Proverbs 23:6
  • 15. Proverbs 21:5
  • 16. Proverbs 27:5, 6
  • 17. Proverbs 29:5
  • 18. Proverbs 19:26
  • 19. Proverbs 18:9

Footnotes 3

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