Proverbs 28:17-27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:27

Here is, 1. A promise to the charitable: He that gives to the poor shall himself be never the poorer for so doing; he shall not lack. If he have but little, and so be in danger of lacking, let him give out of his little, and that will prevent it from coming to nothing; as the bounty of the widow of Sarepta to Elijah (for whom she made a little cake first) saved what she had, when it was reduced to a handful of meal. If he have much, let him give much out of it, and that will prevent its... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:17

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person ,.... That sheds the blood of any in a violent manner; that lays violent hands upon a club, and takes away his life, contrary to the law in Genesis 9:6 . Or, "that is pressed because of the blood of any person" F17 עשק בדם "pressus propter sanguinem animae", Amama, Cartwright; so R. Joseph Kimchi in D. Kimchii Sepher Shorash rad. עשק . ; pressed in his own mind; filled with horror, and tortured in his conscience, for the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:18

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved , Or "be safe" F18 יושע "erit salvus", Pagninus, Montanus, V. L. Mercerus, Cocceius, Gejerus. from those that seek his life, plot against him, shoot at him, as the wicked do at the upright in heart, but the Lord protects him; and it is even well with him in times of public calamities; the Lord has his chambers and hiding places for him; and he is safe from falling, as may be gathered from the opposite clause; for he walks surely, and is in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread ,.... Or, "shall he filled" or "satisfied with bread" F19 ישבע לחם "saturabitur pane", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Schultens. : shall have bread enough, and to spare; provisions of all sorts, and in great plenty; See Gill on Proverbs 12:11 ; but he that followeth, after vain persons ; empty idle persons; keeps company and spends his time with them, when he should be about the business of his calling: shall... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man shall abound with blessings ,.... Or, "a man of faithfulness" F21 איש אמונות "vir fidelitatum", Vatablus, Merceras, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis. . A very faithful man, that is truly so; that is so in a moral sense; true to his work, makes good his promises, fulfils his contracts, abides by the obligations he lays himself under; is faithful in every trust reposed in him, be it greater or lesser matters, in every station in which it is, and throughout the whole course... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:21

To have respect of persons is not good , &c.; In courts of judicature, to give a cause or pass sentence in favour of a person, because he is rich, or is a relation, a friend, an acquaintance, or has done a kindness; and against another, because of the reverse, Leviticus 19:15 ; nor in religious assemblies, making a difference between the rich and the poor, James 2:1 ; this is not good in itself, nor productive of good effects, and cannot be well pleasing to God, who himself is no... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:22

He that hasteth to be rich ,.... As every man that is eagerly desirous of riches is; he would be rich at once F26 "Nam dives qui fieri vult, et cito vult fieri", Juvenal. Satyr. 14. v. 176. , and cannot wait with any patience in the ordinary course of means: hath an evil eye ; on the substance of others, to get it, right or wrong; is an evil man, and takes evil methods to be rich F1 "Sed quae reverentia legum? quis metus, ant pudor est unquam properantis avari?" Juvenal, ib. ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:23

He that rebuketh a man ,.... His friend and acquaintance, for any fault committed by him; which reproof he gives in a free and faithful manner, yet kind, tender, and affectionate. The word rendered "afterwards", which begins the next clause, according to the accents belongs to this, and is by some rendered, "he that rebuketh a man after me" F2 אחרי "post me", Montanus, Tigurine version, Baynus; so some in Vatablus and Michaelis, R. Saadiah Gaon; "ut sequatur me", Junius &... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:24

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother ,.... As Micah did of eleven hundred shekels of silver, Judges 17:2 ; and saith, it is no transgression ; what is his father's or his mother's is his own, or as good as his own, it will come to him at their death; and if he wants it before, he thinks he ought to have it; and if they are not willing to give it him, it is with him no sin to rob them of it; and this he says within himself, to quiet his conscience when he has done it; or to others... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:25

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife ,.... Or, of a "large heart" F3 רחב נפש "latus animo", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version; "amplus animo suo": Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "latus anima", Mercerus, Cocceius. , or has an enlarged one; not with useful knowledge and understanding, as Solomon had; nor a heart enlarged with love and affection to the souls of men, as the Apostle Paul had; but either has a covetous one, who enlarges its desire as hell, and is never... read more

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