Proverbs 28:1-8

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

2 When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent ruler there is lasting order.

3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.

4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law struggle against them.

5 The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.

6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one's ways even though rich.

7 Those who keep the law are wise children, but companions of gluttons shame their parents.

8 One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 28:1-8 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]. Meaning of Heb uncertain
• [b]. Cn: Heb [A poor person]