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Verse Proverbs 28:16. _THE PRINCE THAT WANTETH UNDERSTANDING_] A weak
prince will generally have wicked ministers, for his weakness prevents
him from making a proper choice; and he is apt to prefer t...
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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...
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SECOND DIVISION, PROVERBS 28 F. In general character this division
resembles Section II., consisting chiefly of antithetic couplets.
PROVERBS 28:2 B. The text is uncertain, and various renderings are...
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OPPRESSOR, &C. Supply the Relative _Ellipsis_, "oppressor [and shall
cut short his days]: but", &c, or, it may be the Figure of speech
_Aposiopesis_. and. [what of him]....
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_The prince_&c. Lit. _A prince that lacketh understanding and a great
oppressor!_i.e. the two are identical. There is no particle of
connection or contrast between the two clauses of the verse, and R....
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TEXT Proverbs 28:10-18
10.
Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He shall fall himself into his own pit;
But the perfect shall inherit good.
11.
The rich man is wise in his own...
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OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE
2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period
described in 2K15....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 28
V1 A wicked person runs away, even if nobody is chasing him.
But good people are as bold as lions....
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A ruler should not be cruel. He should not attack his own people. If
he does, he is not wise. A ruler needs his people to protect him from
his enemy.
The ruler’s own people hate a cruel ruler. So thi...
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A PRINCE THAT WANTETH UNDERSTANDING IS ALSO A GREAT OPPRESSOR. —
Thereby losing the love of his people, and at the same time
impoverishing them; thus killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
He al...
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נָגִ֗יד חֲסַ֣ר תְּ֭בוּנֹות וְ רַ֥ב
מַעֲשַׁקֹּ֑ות _שֹׂ֥נֵא_
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CHAPTER 29
AN 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 a...
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Verse Proverbs 28:2. "The transgression of a land" must be understood
as the opposite of the "state shall be prolonged." Then the proverb
means that a multiplicity of princes is an evil, but men of
un...
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_Prudence. Septuagint, "riches." Poverty is a great temptation to
people in authority, more than avarice itself. (Calmet)_...
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As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the
poor people. The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great
oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his day...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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THE PRINCE THAT WANTETH UNDERSTANDING [IS] ALSO A GREAT OPPRESSOR,....
Or, "much in oppressions" o; he multiplies them, and abounds in them;
he distresses his subjects in a variety of ways and methods...
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The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor:
[but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
Ver. 16. _The prince that wanteth understanding._] As every tyrant
doth,...
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_The prince that wanteth understanding_, &c. The tyranny or oppression
of a prince is a manifest sign of great folly, because it alienates
from him the hearts of his people, in possessing which his ho...
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The prince that wanteth understanding, lacking proper discernment, IS
ALSO A GREAT OPPRESSOR, he abounds in oppression, not realizing that
his attitude hurts his position; BUT HE THAT HATETH COVETOUSN...
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPIETY...
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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...
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The tyranny or oppression of a prince, though by some accounted
wisdom, is in truth a manifest act and sign of great folly, because it
alienateth from him the hearts of his people, in which his honour...
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Proverbs 28:16 ruler H5057 lacks H2638 understanding H8394 great H7227
oppressor H4642 hates H8130 (H8802) covetousness...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: True religion is true wisdom, making men wise in every
relation. Those who make conscience of God's law will find a security
in the...
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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
w...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 28:15 A WICKED RULER is pictured as a
destructive wild animal who feeds off of POOR PEOPLE rather than
protecting and providing for them. Such a ruler is a cr
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 28:16. Ewald, Zöckler, Delitzsch, and others read this
verse, “O _prince devoid of understanding, he that hateth unjust
gain continueth long_.”
PROVERBS 28:17. First clause...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter is still part of the Hezekiah collection, and not a new
series by another author. It may be regarded as describing the various
destinies of the powerful and the weak, the sinn...
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Twenty-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 pr...
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1 Kings 12:10; 1 Kings 12:14; Amos 4:1; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Exodus 18:21
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DIVINE CONTRASTS
Proverbs 28:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We have another one of Solomon's messages which God gave to him. We
will bring out several statements in the beginning of the chapter.
1. A CONTRAS...
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Oppressor — The tyranny of a prince, is a manifest sign of folly.
Prolong — By God's favour, the peace and satisfaction of his own
mind, and the hearty love of his people....