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Proverbs 28:27
God wants us to be generous. If we are generous, then God will help us. See Psalms 37:25-26 and Luke 6:38.
God wants us to be generous. If we are generous, then God will help us. See Psalms 37:25-26 and Luke 6:38.
Verse Proverbs 28:27. _HE THAT GIVETH UNTO THE POOR_] See the notes on the passages referred to in the margin (Deuteronomy 15:7; Deuteronomy 19:17;...
HIDETH HIS EYES - i. e., Turns away from, disregards, the poor. Compare Isaiah 1:15....
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...
_hideth his eyes_ in neglect or disgust. Comp. Isaiah 1:15; and see Sir 4:5-6....
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;...
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. HE THAT GIVETH UNTO THE POOR SHALL NOT LACK (; ; but shall have many a blessing); BUT HE THAT HID...
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
HIDETH HIS EYES] He 'passes by on the other side' (Luke 10:31)....
HE THAT GIVETH UNTO THE POOR SHALL NOT LACK. — See above on Proverbs 11:24. SHALL HAVE MANY A CURSE. — With this comp. Sir. 4:5-6....
נֹותֵ֣ן לָ֭ † רָשׁ אֵ֣ין מַחְסֹ֑ור וּ...
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...
CHAPTER XXVIII....
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...
HE THAT GIVETH UNTO THE POOR SHALL NOT LACK,.... That gives alms unto them, relieves them in their distress, supplies them with money, food, or clothes, and does it cheerfully, largely, and liberally,...
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. Ver. 27. _He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack._] _Eleemosyna ars omnium questuosissima,_ sait...
_He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack_ Shall not empoverish himself by it, as covetous men imagine or pretend, but shall be enriched, which is implied; _but he that hideth his eyes_ Lest he sho...
He that giveth unto the poor, practicing charity in the right manner, SHALL NOT LACK, the Lord Himself preserving him from want; BUT HE THAT HIDETH HIS EYES, deliberately closing them against evidence...
THE ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRITY...
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 NOT LACK; shall not impoverish himself by it, as covetous men imagine or pretend; but shall be enriched, which is implied. THAT HIDETH HIS EYES, lest he should see poor and miserable men, and th...
Proverbs 28:27 gives H5414 (H8802) poor H7326 (H8802) lack H4270 hides H5956 (H8688) eyes H5869 many...
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 28:19 These proverbs all concern the desire to secure wealth and favor for oneself. They condemn get-rich-quick schemes (vv. Proverbs 28:19,...
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...
2 Corinthians 9:6; Deuteronomy 15:10; Deuteronomy 15:7; Hebrews 13:16;...
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...