Proverbs 28:3-13

3 A ¹poor man who oppresses the lowly Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.

4 Those who forsake the law ²praise the wicked, But those who keep the law ³strive with them.

5 Evil men ⁴do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD ⁵understand all things.

6 ⁶Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked * though he be rich.

7 He who keeps the law is a discerning son, But he who is a companion of ⁷gluttons humiliates his father.

8 He who increases his wealth by ⁸interest and usury Gathers it ⁹for him who is gracious to the poor.

9 He who turns away his ear from listening to the law, Even his ¹⁰prayer is an abomination.

10 He who leads the upright astray in an evil way Will ¹¹himself fall into his own pit, But the ¹²blameless will inherit good.

11 The rich man is ¹³wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

12 When the ¹⁴righteous triumph, there is great glory, But ¹⁵when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

13 He who ¹⁶conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who ¹⁷confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.

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Proverbs 28:3-13 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 17

1. Matthew 18:28
2. Psalms 49:18; Romans 1:32
3. 1 Kings 18:18; Nehemiah 13:11, 15; Matthew 3:7; Matthew 14:4; Ephesians 5:11
4. Psalms 92:6; Isaiah 6:9; Isaiah 44:18
5. Psalms 119:100; Proverbs 2:9; John 7:17; 1 Corinthians 2:15; 1 John 2:20, 27
6. Proverbs 19:1
7. Proverbs 23:20
8. Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36
9. Job 27:17; Proverbs 13:22; Proverbs 14:31
10. Psalms 66:18; Psalms 109:7; Proverbs 15:8; Proverbs 21:27
11. Psalms 7:15; Proverbs 26:27
12. Matthew 6:33; Hebrews 6:12; 1 Peter 3:9
13. Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 26:5, 12
14. Proverbs 11:10; Proverbs 29:2
15. Proverbs 28:28; Ecclesiastes 10:5, 6
16. Job 31:33; Psalms 32:3
17. Psalms 32:5; 1 John 1:9

Footnotes 4

[a]. Lit "and there is no bread"
[b]. Lit "perverse of two ways"
[c]. Lit "examines him"
[d]. Lit "will be searched for"