Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
He that is perverse in his ways (cf. note, , 'in two ways') shall fall at once - so as not to rise again. There shall be no need of a second fall (). Gejer translates, 'shall fall in one of them'-in one of the two ways.
Verse Proverbs 28:18. _SHALL FALL AT ONCE_] Shall fall _without resource,_ _altogether_....
IN HIS WAYS - Rather “in his double ways” (as in Proverbs 28:6). The evil of vacillation rather than that of craft, the want of the one guiding principle of right, is contrasted with the straightforwa...
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...
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...
PERVERSE. Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6). "perverse [and walketh in double] ways, shall fall in one". See Proverbs 28:6. FALL AT ONCE: or fall in one of the two....
that is _perverse in_his _ways_ Or, _walketh_(understood from the first clause of the verse) _perversely in two ways_. "Heb. _perverse of two ways._" R.V. marg. See Proverbs 28:6, note. _at once_ Som...
SHALL FALL AT ONCE— _Shall fall into a pit._ Houbigant after the Syriac....
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...
28:18 them]. (d-22) Or 'at once.'...
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
For at once, read, 'into a pit.'...
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....
The honest man is safe because God protects him. God sees the man’s honest behaviour. And God loves that man. But sometimes, honest people suffer. See the Book of Job in the Bible. God allowed the de...
HE THAT IS PERVERSE IN HIS WAYS. — Literally, _two ways._ (Comp. note on Proverbs 28:6.) AT ONCE — _i.e.,_ all of a sudden, without warning....
הֹולֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ וְ נֶעְקַ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם...
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...
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...
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...
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...
WHOSO WALKETH UPRIGHTLY SHALL BE SAVED, Or "be safe" r from those that seek his life, plot against him, shoot at him, as the wicked do at the upright in heart, but the Lord protects him; and it is eve...
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once. Ver. 18. _Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved,_] _See Trapp on "_ Pro 10:9 _"_ "Shall be saved";...
_Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved_ Namely, from destruction, because God hath undertaken and promised to protect him; _but he that is perverse in his ways_ Hebrew, _in two ways_, of which see on...
THE ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRITY...
Whoso walketh uprightly, in the integrity of pious conduct, SHALL BE SAVED, delivered or helped by the Lord; BUT HE THAT IS PERVERSE IN HIS WAYS, trying to hide his wickedness under the mantle of hypo...
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...
SHALL BE SAVED, to wit, from destruction, because God hath undertaken and promised to protect him. IN HIS WAYS, Heb. _in two ways_, of which phrase see above on PROVERBS 28:6. SHALL FALL AT ONCE; once...
Proverbs 28:18 walks H1980 (H8802) blamelessly H8549 saved H3467 (H8735) perverse H6140 (H8737) ways H1870 sudd
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...
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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 28:17 These proverbs concern being delivered from trouble. No one should assist a FUGITIVE fleeing from justice (compare Genesis 9:6). Peo
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...
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...
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...
1 Thessalonians 5:3; 2 Peter 2:1; Galatians 2:14; Numbers 22:32;...
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...
At once — Once for all; so he shall never rise more....