Proverbs 28:1-10

1 Evil people run even though no one is chasing them, but good people are as brave as a lion.

2 When a country is lawless, it has one ruler after another; but when it is led by a man with understanding and knowledge, it continues strong.

3 Rulers who mistreat the poor are like a hard rain that destroys the crops.

4 Those who disobey what they have been taught praise the wicked, but those who obey what they have been taught are against them.

5 Evil people do not understand justice, but those who follow the Lord understand it completely.

6 It is better to be poor and innocent than to be rich and wicked.

7 Children who obey what they have been taught are smart, but friends of troublemakers disgrace their parents.

8 Some people get rich by overcharging others, but their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor.

9 If you refuse to obey what you have been taught, your prayers will not be heard.

10 Those who lead good people to do wrong will be ruined by their own evil, but the innocent will be rewarded with good things.

Proverbs 28:1-10 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.