Proverbs 28:15-25

15 Like 1a roaring lion or 2a charging bear is 3a wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A ruler who 4lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
17 If one is burdened with 5the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death;[a] let no one help him.
18 6Whoever 7walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
19 8Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich 9will not go unpunished.
21 To show 10partiality is not good, but for 11a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
22 A 12stingy man[b]13hastens after wealth and does not know that 14poverty will come upon him.
23 Whoever 15rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than 16he who flatters with his tongue.
24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is 17a companion to a man who destroys.
25 A greedy man 18stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will 19be enriched.

Proverbs 28:15-25 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 19

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Hebrew until the pit
  • [b]. Hebrew A man whose eye is evil
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