Proverbs 28:1-6

1 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing [them], but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

2 When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.

3 A destitute leader^[a] who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

4 Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law battle against them.

5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand everything.^[b]

6 Better a poor man who lives with integrity^[c] than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.^{[d] [e]}

Proverbs 28:1-6 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX reads A wicked man
• [b]. 1 Co 2:15
• [c]. Pr 19:1; 20:7
• [d]. Lit who twists two ways
• [e]. Pr 16:8,19; 19:22; Isa 5:20