Proverbs 28:1-8

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.

Proverbs 28:1-8 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.