Proverbs 28:22-28

22 A ¹stingy man^[a]2hastens after wealth and does not know that ³poverty will come upon him.

23 Whoever ⁴rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than ⁵he who flatters with his tongue.

24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is ⁶a companion to a man who destroys.

25 A greedy man ⁷stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will ⁸be enriched.

26 Whoever ⁹trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

27 Whoever ¹⁰gives to the poor will not want, but he who ¹¹hides his eyes will get many a curse.

28 When ¹²the wicked rise, ¹³people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 28:22-28 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.

Cross References

• 1. See Proverbs 23:6
• 2. [ver. 20]
• 3. Proverbs 22:16
• 4. Proverbs 27:5, 6
• 5. Proverbs 29:5
• 6. [Proverbs 18:9]
• 7. See Proverbs 15:18
• 8. Proverbs 11:25; Proverbs 13:4
• 9. [1 Corinthians 3:18]
• 10. [Proverbs 11:24]; See Proverbs 19:17
• 11. [Proverbs 29:7]
• 12. See ver. 12
• 13. Job 24:4

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew A man whose eye is evil