Proverbs 28:18-28

18 He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, But he who is ¹crooked * will fall all at once.

19 ²He who tills his land will ³have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.

20 A ⁴faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who ⁵makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

21 To ⁶show partiality * is not good, ⁷Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

22 A man with an ⁸evil eye ⁹hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.

23 He who ¹⁰rebukes a man will afterward find more favor Than he who ¹¹flatters with the tongue.

24 He who ¹²robs his father or his mother And says, "It is not a transgression," Is the ¹³companion of a man who destroys.

25 An arrogant man ¹⁴stirs up strife, But he who ¹⁵trusts in the LORD ¹⁶will prosper.

26 He who ¹⁷trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered.

27 He who ¹⁸gives to the poor will never want, But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.

28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 28:18-28 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.

Cross References

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

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "perverse of two ways"
• [b]. Lit "regard the face"
• [c]. Lit "broad soul"
• [d]. Lit "be made fat"
• [e]. Lit "hides"