Provérbios 28:2 NVT

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 28:2

Many are the princes thereof; either, 1. Together, contending for supremacy. Or rather, 2. Successively, as appears from the following clause. Their princes are soon cut off, and other persons, and ofttimes persons of other families, come in their stead, which is justly threatened as a curse, because such frequent changes are seldom for the better, and commonly for the worse, and are frequently attended with blood and slaughter, with the change and subversion of laws, with heavy taxes and... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:2

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 28:2THE PENALTY OF REVOLTAs will be seen by a reference to the Critical Notes, the word transgression would be better translated rebellion. The proverb then sets forth,I. The disadvantages attendant on revolt against the existing government. Whether the rebellion be a lawful one or not—whether the ruler that is dethroned be a tyrant or a wise and just monarch, the result is very much the same. There will be many claimants to the vacant place, and many to support the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:1-28

Chapter 28Twenty-eight:The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are as bold as a lion ( Proverbs 28:1 ).The contrast of the wicked and the righteous. We had an awful lot of that early in the proverbs.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 ( Proverbs 28:2 ).When the land is bad, there's many changes of dynasties, governments. When evil existing. But a man of understanding and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:1-28

Proverbs 28:2 . By a man of understanding the state shall be prolonged. Who can value the Samuels in Israel; the Gracchuses in Rome; the Walpoles, the Chathams in England? In Lord Chatham’s time it was said, “We have a Pitt in England that will hold all France.” When counsel is denied to a nation, it is a sad mark of God’s highest displeasure against a guilty people. Per hominem, peritum, incolumitas reflorescet. SCHULTENS. The safety of a nation revives and flourishes by a man of wisdom... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:2

Pro 28:2 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. Ver. 2. For the transgression of a land, many are the princes. ] Either many at once, or many ejecting and succeeding one another, to the great calamity and utter undoing of the people, as may be seen in the books of Judges and Kings, as in the Roman state after Nero’s death, by the succession of Galba, Otho, and Vitellius. What a deal... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 28:2

the transgression: 1 Kings 15:25, 1 Kings 15:28, 1 Kings 16:8-Joel :, 2 Kings 15:8-Obadiah :, 2 Chronicles 36:1-2 Kings :, Isaiah 3:1-Judges :, Hosea 13:11 but: Genesis 45:5-Ruth :, 2 Chronicles 32:20-Ezekiel :, Job 22:28-Amos :, Ecclesiastes 9:15, Isaiah 58:12, Daniel 4:27 by a man: etc. by men of understanding and wisdom shall they likewise be prolonged Reciprocal: Exodus 18:21 - able men 1 Kings 12:18 - flee to Jerusalem 1 Kings 16:21 - divided 2 Kings 15:13 - a full month Ezra 8:16 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 28:2

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.But — By a wise and good prince. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 28:2

2. For the transgression of a land Or, on account of rebellion or revolt, etc. Many are the princes That is, they are short lived or short reigned, or several reigning at the same time in opposition, producing confusion, lawlessness, and bloodshed. “May Allah multiply your sheiks!” is a fearful Arab malediction. The latter part of this verse is obscure and variously translated. “But because of a man of understanding, (that is, a prince of intelligence,) he who regards what is right shall... read more