Proverbs 28:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee, &c. = A lawIess one flees. Illustrations: Adam (Genesis 3:8 ); Joseph's brethren (Genesis 50:15 ); the Jews (Leviticus 26:36 ); Ahab (1 Kings 21:20 ); Herod Antipas (Matthew 14:2 . Compare Proverbs 20:27 ); Felix (Acts 24:25 ). Compare Ephesians 2:13 . the wicked = a lawless one. Hebrew. rasha'. the righteous = righteous ones. are bold as a lion. Illustrations: Moses (Exodus 32:20 ); the prophet (1 Kings 13:1-10 ); Elijah (1 Kings 18:15 , 1 Kings 18:18 ; 2 Kings 1:15... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 28:1

Proverbs 28:1"The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.""Many of the proverbs in Proverbs 18-29 remind us of those in the 2major section of Proverbs (Proverbs 10:1-22:16), with their frequent contrasts of good and evil."[1] In this verse the contrast is between a criminal whose guilty conscience compels him to flee and a righteous person who feels no such compulsion. "A rogue runs away when no one is chasing him, but just men are braver than lions."[2] read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 28:1

1. A bad conscience makes men timid; the righteous are alone truly bold (Proverbs 14:26; Psalms 27:1). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 28:1-27

D. Instructive Contrasts chs. 28-29Most of the proverbs in this section are couplets, and most of them set forth a truth by means of a contrast. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 28:1-28

Observations relating chiefly to Social Life2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15.3. The addition of a single Hebrew letter gives ’wicked’ instead of poor. 4. See the account of Phinehas (Numbers 25). But the law here means religious and moral teaching in general. 5. Cp. 1 John 2:20.8. Unjust gain] RV ’increase.’ The OT. denounced usury and interest because it was assumed that the borrower was a person in distress (Exodus 22:25; Deuteronomy 23:19;... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 28:1

XXVIII(1) The wicked flee when no man pursueth.—Comp. the curse pronounced upon Israel for disobedience (Leviticus 26:17; Leviticus 26:36).The righteous are bold as a lion.—Comp. Leviticus 26:8; 1 Samuel 17:32, sqq.; Psalms 91:1, sqq. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:1-28

CHAPTER 29AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT"He that hideth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy."- Proverbs 28:13"Happy is the man that feareth alway but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief."- Proverbs 28:14"The fear of the Lord tendeth to life, and he that hath it shall abide satisfied. He shall not be visited with evil."- Proverbs 19:23"By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord men depart from... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 28:1-28

CHAPTER 28 Warnings and Instructions Continued The wicked is a coward; the righteous man, because he trusteth in the Lord and knows the Lord is on his side, is as bold as a lion. It is the conscience which makes a coward of the wicked man. This chapter has many sharp contrasts and important warnings and exhortations. We point out a few. Those who forsake the law, turn their backs upon the revelation of God, refuse obedience to Him, praise the wicked, they make common cause with them. Those who... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Proverbs 28:1

28:1 The wicked {a} flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.(a) Because their own conscience accuses them. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 28:1-28

IF we HAVE SEEN in chapter 27 the blessing of God and refuge in the sanctuary, chapter 28, a fourth section. brings our feet abruptly back to the wilderness path, where walk and ways must be tested by the crucible of trial. These tests are particularly stern, the more so because of the widespread departure from the revelation of God in Hezekiah's days. which we have seen to be so similar to "the last days" of the history of the church on earth. "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the... read more

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