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Verse Proverbs 28:25. _SHALL BE MADE FAT._] Shall be prosperous....
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SHALL BE MADE FAT - He shall enjoy the two-fold blessing of abundance
and tranquility (compare Proverbs 11:25)....
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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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HEARTS SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._
TRUSTS. confidence. Hebrew. _batah._ App-69....
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_of a proud heart_ Lit. WIDE OF SOUL. This may mean having his soul
enlarged, either by the elation of pride, as A.V. (comp. _wide of
heart_, Proverbs 21:4; Psalms 101:5), or by the desire of gain, _H...
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SHALL BE MADE FAT— _Shall have more abundance._ Houbigant. _Shall be
enriched._ See chap. Proverbs 11:25....
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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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If you love your own possessions, you cause trouble. So trust God! He
will protect you. And he will provide for you....
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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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HE THAT IS OF A PROUD HEART. — Who thinks much of himself,
“stirreth up strife_”_ by his struggles with others for
pre-eminence, and mostly gains only vexation and disappointment for
his trouble; “but...
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רְחַב ־נֶ֭פֶשׁ יְגָרֶ֣ה מָדֹ֑ון וּ
בֹוטֵ֖חַ ע
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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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He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth
his trust in the LORD shall be made (m) fat.
(m) Will have all things in abundance....
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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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HE THAT IS OF A PROUD HEART STIRRETH UP STRIFE,.... Or, of a "large
heart" c, or has an enlarged one; not with useful knowledge and
understanding, as Solomon had; nor a heart enlarged with love and
af...
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_He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth
his trust in the LORD shall be made fat._
Ver. 25. _He that is of a proud heart._] _Latus animo._ He that
through pride and ambiti...
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_He that is of a proud heart_ High-minded, self-conceited, insolent,
or ambitious; _stirreth up strife_ Because he is constantly
endeavouring to advance and please himself, and hates and opposes all
t...
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He that is of a proud heart, rather, the covetous man, with his
grasping ways, STIRRETH UP STRIFE, excites quarrels; BUT HE THAT
PUTTETH HIS TRUST IN THE LORD, trusting in His goodness and bounty for...
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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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HE THAT IS OF A PROUD HEART, whose property it is to overvalue
himself, and to trust to himself and his own wit, or wealth, or
strength, stirreth up strife, because he makes it his great business
to a...
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Proverbs 28:25 proud H7342 heart H5315 up H1624 (H8762) strife H4066
trusts H982 (H8802) LORD H3068 prospered...
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TRUST
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12), Also; (Proverbs 29:25). _...
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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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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 28:26_, _AND LAST CLAUSE OF Proverbs
28:25_
SELF-CONFIDENCE
I. HE THAT TRUSTS IN HIS OWN HEART IS A FOOL, BECAUSE HE REFUSES TO
PROFIT BY THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS. If a m...
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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 Timothy 6:6; Isaiah 58:11; Jeremiah 17:7; Jeremiah 17:8; Prover
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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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Fat — Shall live happily and comfortably....