Proverbs 28:6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:6

Here, 1. It is supposed that a man may walk in his uprightness and yet be poor in this world, which is a temptation to dishonesty, and yet may resist the temptation and continue to walk in his uprightness?also that a man may be perverse in his ways, injurious to God and man, and yet be rich, and prosper in the world, for a while, may be rich, and so lie under great obligations and have great opportunities to do good, and yet be perverse in his ways and do a great deal of hurt. 2. It is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness ,.... See Gill on Proverbs 19:1 ; than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich ; or, "in his two ways" F3 דרכים Heb. "duabus viis", Piscator, Cocceius; "pervertens duas vias", Baynus; "duplici via", Michaelis; "gemina via", Schultens, so Ben Melech. : that halts between two ways, or makes use of both; sometimes turns to the one, to the right hand, and sometimes to the other, to the left hand; or that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:1-25

(latter part) The source of disturbance and the secret of security We hardly need the pen of the wise man to assure us that— I. SIN MEANS DISTURBANCE TO OUR SOUL . 1 . It is bad enough to be unfortunate ; to suffer from privation or loss. 2 . It is far worse to be guilty . We soon accommodate ourselves to our misfortunes; we readily adjust ourselves to our circumstances, even though these may be very narrow. But sin strikes deep, and its wound lasts long.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:1-28

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:6

This is almost the same as Proverbs 19:1 , but varies a little in the second hemistich: than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. The Hebrew literally is, perverse of two ways ; i . e . who, going one way, pretends to go another; the "two ways" being the evil which he really pursues, and the good which he feigns to follow. Delitzsch calls him "a double-going deceiver." So Siracides imprecates, "Woe to the sinner that goeth two ways" ( Ecclesiastes 2:12 ). "A... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 28:6-12

The moral quality of life Nothing we can touch, no relation we can enter into or observe, but has its moral bearing. This, indeed, is the great lesson, in hundredfold iteration, of this book. I. POVERTY WITH INNOCENCE , WEALTH WITH PERVERSITY . ( Proverbs 28:6 .) Whatever be the compensations of poverty in a lower point of view, most men would vote for riches if they had the opportunity at the price of all its inconveniences, and we need to be reminded that he who would... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:6

Proverbs 28:6. Better is the poor In a much safer and happier condition; that walketh in his uprightness That sincerely desires and endeavours to walk in all well pleasing before God; than he that is perverse in his ways Hebrew, דרכים , in two ways, that is, halting in two ways, pretending to virtue, but practising vice; or covering his wicked designs with good pretences; or sometimes erring on one hand, and sometimes on the other, as wicked men commonly do. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:1-28

Selfish ambition (28:1-28)A bad conscience makes a person a coward, but a clear conscience gives a person courage (28:1). Some characteristics of a corrupt society are instability in the government, exploitation of fellow citizens (even among the poorer classes), lawlessness, reversal of moral standards, injustice and greed. In spite of this, some will always remain true to God (2-7).Even those who are religious may be guilty of exploiting the poor and misleading the upright, but their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 28:6

Better. See note on Proverbs 8:11 . the poor = a poor one. uprightness = integrity. Than he . . . ways = Than [he that walketh] in double ways. Hebrew. 'akash. See Proverbs 28:18 . Compare James 1:8 . ways = double ways. As in Proverbs 28:18 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 28:6

"Better is the poor man that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich."This is a variation of Proverbs 19:1. There the righteous poor man is better than a fool; here he is better than a wealthy wicked man. It's true both ways. See the note there. read more

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