Provérbios 28:28

28 Quando os ímpios sobem ao poder, o povo se esconde;mas, quando eles sucumbem, os justos florescem.

Provérbios 28:28 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves
When wicked men are raised to places of power and authority, rich men hide themselves, lest they should become a prey to them; and good men hide themselves, that they may not be put to death by them; or as ashamed to behold their evil actions; (See Gill on Proverbs 28:12); but when they perish;
wicked men, either by a natural or violent death; or perish as to their authority and power, being turned out of their places: the righteous increase;
such who before hid themselves appear, and, being put into the places of the wicked, encourage truth and righteousness, by which means the number of good men is multiplied; and which is a great happiness to a nation, and shows the usefulness and advantage that good magistrates are of unto it.

Provérbios 28:28 In-Context

26 Quem confia em si mesmo é insensato,mas quem anda segundo a sabedoria não corre perigo.
27 Quem dá aos pobres não passará necessidade,mas quem fecha os olhos para não vê-los sofrerá muitas maldições.
28 Quando os ímpios sobem ao poder, o povo se esconde;mas, quando eles sucumbem, os justos florescem.
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