Proverbs 28:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:17-22

Judgments on transgressors I. THE VIOLENT MAN . ( Proverbs 28:17 .) His doom, here as elsewhere, is viewed as sudden; he hastes to Hades—lives not out half his days. The truth is general, reflecting the intuition of the moral order. And in accordance with that order it is that pity will be turned away from him that shows no pity. This is no argument for capital punishment, but it is an argument for such a treatment of criminals as will best deter from crime. II. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:18

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved. "Uprightly" ( tamim ); innocently, blamelessly ( Psalms 15:2 ). Vulgate, simpliciter ; Septuagint, δικαίως ; Aquila, Symmachus, τέλειος . "He is helped ( βεβοήθηται )," Septuagint. Things shall prosper with him; God will work with him, and save him in dangers temporal and spiritual. But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. "He that is perverse of two ways," or "in a double way," as Proverbs 28:6 . The man who is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:18

(See homily on Proverbs 11:30 —C. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:17

Proverbs 28:17. A man that doeth violence, &c. That sheds any man’s blood, or takes away his life by any unjust proceedings; shall flee to the pit Shall speedily be destroyed, being pursued by divine vengeance, the horrors of a guilty conscience, and the avengers of blood; let no man stay him None should desire or endeavour to save him from his deserved punishment. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:18

Proverbs 28:18. Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved Namely, from destruction, because God hath undertaken and promised to protect him; but he that is perverse in his ways Hebrew, in two ways, of which see on Proverbs 28:6; shall fall at once Once for all, so as he shall never rise more. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:1-28

Selfish ambition (28:1-28)A bad conscience makes a person a coward, but a clear conscience gives a person courage (28:1). Some characteristics of a corrupt society are instability in the government, exploitation of fellow citizens (even among the poorer classes), lawlessness, reversal of moral standards, injustice and greed. In spite of this, some will always remain true to God (2-7).Even those who are religious may be guilty of exploiting the poor and misleading the upright, but their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:17

the blood of any person = the blood of a soul. person. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . pit = the grave. Hebrew. bor. no man = none: i.e. A man oppressed with the guilt of murder (compare Genesis 9:4 , Genesis 9:5 ) will flee to the pit [of destruction]: let none lay hold on him; there is no occasion for it; he is his own tormentor, and will probably be his own executioner, or will deliver himself up to justice. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:18

perverse. Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 ) = "perverse [and walketh in double] ways, shall fall in one". See Proverbs 28:6 . fall at once: or fall in one of the two. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 28:17

"A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.""If a man is burdened with the blood of another, let him be a fugitive until death; let no one help him."[21] This version is better because it makes it clear that it is a sin to aid murderers fleeing to avoid punishment for their crime. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 28:18

"Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once."Another rendition: "A man of blameless life is safe: pitfalls bring down the man of crooked courses."[22] "Time and chance happeneth unto all men" (Ecclesiastes 9:11); but it is still true that the righteous man enjoys a security even in the present life that is infinitely greater than that of the evil man. read more

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