Proverbs 28:19-28

19 He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty [of] poverty.
20 A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
21 {Showing partiality} [is] not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
22 He who hurries for wealth is {a man with an evil eye}, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find [more] favor than he who flatters [with the] tongue.
24 He who robs his father and his mother and says, "There is no crime," is partner to a man who corrupts.
25 The {greedy person} will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be saved.
27 [For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.
28 With [the] rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden, and with their perishing, [the] righteous will multiply.

Proverbs 28:19-28 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.

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