Proverbs 28:7-17 NIV

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 28:16

The tyranny or oppression of a prince, though by some accounted wisdom, is in truth a manifest act and sign of great folly, because it alienateth from him the hearts of his people, in which his honour, and safety, and riches consist, and ofttimes causeth the shortening of his days, either from God, who cuts him off by some sudden judgment, or from men, who are injured by him, and exasperated against him. Covetousness is the chief cause of all oppressions and unjust practices. Shall prolong his... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 28:17

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person, that sheddeth any man’s blood, or taketh away his life unjustly, shall flee to the pit; shall speedily be destroyed, being pursued by Divine vengeance, and the horrors of a guilty conscience, and the avengers of blood. Let no man stay him: so it is a prohibition that no man should endeavour to save the life of a wilful murderer, either by intercession, or by offering satisfaction, or any other way; of which see Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:14;... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:4-10

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 28:5. Judgment, or, “what is right” (Delitzsch). Proverbs 28:6. Perverse, etc., literally, “he who is crooked in two ways.” Delitzsch translates, “a double-going deceiver.” Proverbs 28:8. Usury and unjust gain. Literally, “Interest and usury.” “These are so distinguished according to Leviticus 25:36, that the former denotes the annual revenue of a sum of money loaned out, the latter an exaction in other things, especially in natural product” (Zöckler). MAIN HOMILETICS... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:11-12

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 28:12. Hidden. Or “sought for.” Delitzsch understands this to mean “plundered,” or “subjected to espionage.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 28:11WISDOM IN WEALTH AND POVERTYI. Riches tend to produce self-deception. The power of riches to give external position and influence is almost unlimited. Wealth can bring its owners into the palaces of princes, and place them on an equal footing with men of talent and rank. It can surround a man with servants who will obey his nod,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:13-14

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 28:13CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSI. Sin tends to produce shame. Even a child often tries to hide an act of disobedience to a good mother’s law, and this not from fear of punishment merely, but from an undefined sense of shame. And this feeling clings to all men through life who are not entirely hardened in iniquity. So long as the conscience is not entirely stifled, men try to hide their wrong actions from their fellow-men even when no human punishment would follow the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:15-23

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 28:16. Ewald, Zöckler, Delitzsch, and others read this verse, “O prince devoid of understanding, he that hateth unjust gain continueth long.” Proverbs 28:17. First clause. “A man laden with the blood of a soul.” Proverbs 28:18. Perverse ways. Rather “double ways.” Proverbs 28:21. Zöckler reads the last clause, “And (yet) even for a piece of bread (many) a man will transgress” Proverbs 28:22. Rather “The man of an evil eye hasteth, etc. Proverbs 28:23. Delitzsch reads... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:14

Proverbs 28:14 (with 1 John 4:18 ) Fear has a place in the Gospel; may we but find it. Indeed, it is an old remark that every natural principle of our minds, every true inborn feeling in these hearts of ours desire, affection, devotion, even anger, even indignation, hatred itself has an object assigned to it is not to be crushed and trampled out, only to be redirected in that new and latest utterance of God to His creatures which is the Gospel of grace and salvation. So it is, certainly, with... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 28:11

DISCOURSE: 816ADVANTAGES OF THE RICH AND OF THE POOR COMPAREDProverbs 28:11. The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.PROVERBS are, for the most part, very obscure: they are intended to convey an abundance of instruction in a small space: and the truths contained in them are almost always such as escape the observation of unthinking men, and such as militate against their most received opinions. That the rich have greatly the advantage of... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 28:13

DISCOURSE: 817TRUE REPENTANCE RECOMMENDEDProverbs 28:13. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.THE subject of repentance offers nothing for the gratification of “itching ears.” But it must not on that account be overlooked; since, if less interesting than some other subjects on the score of novelty, it yields to none in point of importance. It is the first act whereby a sinner returns unto his God: and it is an act for which the... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Proverbs 28:13

Two Coverings and Two Consequences by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper." Proverbs 28:13 . "Thou Hast covered all their sins." Psalms 85:2 . In these two texts we have man's covering, which is worthless and culpable, and God's covering, which is profitable, and worthy of all acceptation. No sooner had man disobeyed his Maker's will in the garden of Eden than he discovered, to his surprise and dismay, that he was naked, and he set about at once to make... read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 28:16

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 28:17

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:4-10

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:11-12

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:13-14

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:15-23

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:14

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 28:11

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 28:13

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Proverbs 28:13

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