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Dishonest partiality leads men who have enslaved themselves to it to
transgress, even when the inducement is altogether disproportionate. A
“piece of bread” was proverbial at all times as the most ext...
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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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PERSONS. Hebrew "faces", put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of
Part), App-6, for persons.
THAT MAN. [even]. strong man.
TRANSGRESS. Hebrew. _pasha'._ App-44....
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_For … that man will transgress_ Or, _Neither that a man should
transgress_, R.V. The rendering of A.V., however, which is retained
substantially in R.V. marg., has the support both of LXX. and Vulg....
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TEXT Proverbs 28:19-28
19.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
20.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings;...
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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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RM 'For a piece of bread a man will transgress.' 'I was taken by a
morsel, says the fish.'...
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A good person is always fair. But some people do not care whether
their actions are good or evil. They only want money. Or they only
want a reward. And if someone rewards them, they will do anything....
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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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FOR, FOR A PIECE OF BREAD. — A thing proverbially of little value.
(Comp. Ezekiel 13:19.)
THAT MAN WILL TRANSGRESS. — So degrading is the habit of servility....
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הַֽכֵּר ־פָּנִ֥ים לֹא ־טֹ֑וב וְ עַל
־פַּת
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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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To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of (k) bread
[that] man will transgress.
(k) He will be abused for nothing....
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_Forsaketh. Hebrew, "oppresseth (Septuagint, selleth) a man." (Calmet)
--- Neither small nor great bribes must be taken. (Justinian)_...
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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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TO HAVE RESPECT OF PERSONS [IS] NOT GOOD, C, In courts of judicature,
to give a cause or pass sentence in favour of a person, because he is
rich, or is a relation, a friend, an acquaintance, or has do...
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To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread
[that] man will transgress.
Ver. 21. _To have respect of persons is not good._] _See Trapp on "_
Pro 24:23 _"_
For, for a piece of...
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_To have respect of persons is not good_ It is a fundamental error in
the administration of justice, and that which will lead men to many
transgressions, to consider the quality of the parties concern...
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To have respect of persons is not good, that is, to let one's judgment
be guided by personal considerations; FOR A PIECE OF BREAD, for a very
small bribe, that man, one readily hired by a bribe, will...
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THE ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRITY...
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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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When a man hath once vitiated his conscience, and accustomed himself
to take bribes, a very small advantage will make him sell justice, and
his own soul into the bargain. The design of the proverb is...
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Proverbs 28:21 partiality H5234 (H8687) H6440 good H2896 piece H6595
bread H3899 man H1397 transgress H6586 ...
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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 28:19 These proverbs all concern the
desire to secure wealth and favor for oneself. They condemn
get-rich-quick schemes (vv. Proverbs 28:19,...
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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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2 Peter 2:3; Exodus 23:2; Exodus 23:8; Ezekiel 13:19; Hosea 4:18;...
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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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For — When a man hath once accustomed himself to take bribes, a very
small advantage will make him sell justice....