Proverbs 28:1-6

1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

2 For the transgression of a land, many are the princes thereof; but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked, but such as keep the law contend with them.

5 Evil men understand not judgment, but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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.