Proverbs 28:1-9

1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

2 When a land transgresses it has many rulers; but with men of understanding and knowledge its stability will long continue.

3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.

4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.

5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.

6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his ways.

7 He who keeps the law is a wise son, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

8 He who augments his wealth by interest and increase gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.

9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Proverbs 28:1-9 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.