Proverbs 28:7-17 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:16

The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor; literally, and rich in oppression . Ewald, Delitzsch, Nowack, and others take the verse, not as a statement, but as a warning addressed to the ruler, as we have so many addressed to a son, and as the author of the Book of Wisdom calls upon the judges of the earth to listen to his admonitions. They therefore render thus: "O prince, void of understanding, but rich in oppression!" The wording and accentuation of the passage... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:17

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit. This should be, a man oppressed ( Isaiah 38:14 ), burdened , with the blood of anyone . The wilful murderer, with his guilt upon his soul, flies in vain from remorse; his crime pursues him even to the grave. For inadvertent manslaughter the cities of refuge offered an asylum, but for deliberate murder there was no safe refuge, either from the stings of conscience or from the avenger of blood, but death. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:8

Proverbs 28:8. He that by usury, &c., increaseth his substance Hebrew, By usury and increase, that is, by any kind of usury whereby the poor are oppressed, or by any unrighteous practices; he shall gather it, &c. It shall not long continue with him or his, but shall, by God’s righteous and powerful providence, be committed to more just and merciful hands, who will pity, and relieve the poor. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:9

Proverbs 28:9. He that turneth away his ear, &c. That obstinately refuses to yield obedience to God’s commands; even his prayer shall be abomination To God, whose law he despises. God will abhor and reject his person and all his services. “He,” says Lord Clarendon, “who will not hearken to what God directs, nor do what he enjoins, hath no reason to pretend to ask any thing of him. If we live like heathens, or infidels, our Christian prayers do but affront his majesty, and our praises... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:10

Proverbs 28:10. Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray Who, by evil counsel, or example, or artifice, draws them into such practices as expose them to great danger and mischief; he shall fall himself into his own pit Into that very mischief which he designed for them; but the upright shall have good things Shall, by God’s good providence towards him, both keep the good, of which the wicked seeks to deprive him, and escape that mischief which he plots against him. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:11

Proverbs 28:11. The rich man is wise in his own conceit Thinks himself wise when he is not, being puffed up by the opinion of his riches; but the poor, &c ., searcheth him out Knows him better than he knows himself, and, looking through all his pomp and vain show, sees him to be, what indeed he is, a foolish and miserable man, notwithstanding all his riches, and discovers the folly of his words and actions. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:12

Proverbs 28:12. When righteous men rejoice Are encouraged and promoted to places of trust and power; there is great glory In that commonwealth. The state of that kingdom is honourable, comfortable and safe, so that good men can show their faces with courage and confidence; but when the wicked rise Are advanced to honour and authority; a man is hidden The state of that nation is so shameful and dangerous, that wise and good men withdraw themselves into obscure places. Or, as יחפשׂ אדם... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:13

Proverbs 28:13. He that covereth his sins That does not confess them (as appears by the opposite clause) to God, and to men too, when occasion requires it: who, being convinced or admonished of his sins, either justifies, or denies, or excuses them; shall not prosper Shall not succeed in his design of avoiding punishment by the concealment of his sins; shall not find mercy, as is implied from the next clause. But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them From a sincere hatred to them, and a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:14

Proverbs 28:14. Happy is the man that feareth always Who, in all times, companies, and conditions, maintains in his mind a holy awe of God, and a reverence for him, his glory and majesty, his wisdom and power, his holiness and justice, his greatness and goodness; that is always afraid of offending him, and incurring his displeasure; that keeps his conscience tender, and has a dread of the appearance of evil; that is always jealous of himself, and distrusts his own sufficiency, and lives in... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:17-22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:14

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