The Companion Bible is popular among Christians who want to  understand God's Word in the trusted and familiar language of the King James Text. The Companion Bible is sometimes touted by proponents of the KJV as a free and compelling Study Bible that remains immune to the trends of modern Study Bibles and translations.

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

vain: or vanities. poverty. Not the same word as <a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=pr+28:22">Proverbs 28:22</a> . Hebrew. rush, as in <a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=pr+28:3">Proverbs 28:3</a> .

Verse 19

not be innocent = not go unpunished.

Verse 20

persons. Hebrew "faces", put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6 , for persons. that man = [even] a strong man. transgress. Hebrew. pasha'. App-44 .

Verse 21

poverty. Not the same word as in <a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=pr+28:19">Proverbs 28:19</a> . Hebrew. heser = want.

Verse 22

tongue. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for what is spoken by it.

Verse 23

destroyer = a destroying man.

Verse 24

hearts soul. Hebrew. nephesh. trusts = confidence. Hebrew. batah. App-69 .

Verse 25

his . . . heart, &amp;c. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6 , for himself. Illustrations: Hazael (<a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=2ki+8:13">2 Kings 8:13</a> ); . Johanan (<a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=jer+42:7-22">Jeremiah 42:7-22</a> ; <a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=jer+43:1-7">Jeremiah 43:1-7</a> ); Peter (<a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=mt+26:33">Matthew 26:33</a> , <a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=mt+26:74">Matthew 26:74</a> ); David (<a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=2sa+24:2">2 Samuel 24:2</a> , Compare <a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=pr+28:10">Proverbs 28:10</a> ); Absalom (<a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=2sa+15:4">2 Samuel 15:4</a> ), Contrast Solomon (<a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=1ki+3:7-9">1 Kings 3:7-9</a> ). fool. Hebrew. kesil. See note on <a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=pr+1:7">Proverbs 1:7</a> . Compare <a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=jer+17:9">Jeremiah 17:9</a> .

Verse 26

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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible

"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.

Verse 17

"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" (<a target="_blank" href="/passage/?search=ec+9:11">Ecclesiastes 9:11</a>); 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.

Proverbs 28:17-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:26

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 28:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 28:18

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