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The covetous temper leads not only to dishonesty, but to the “evil
eye” of envy; and the temper of grudging, carking care, leads him to
poverty....
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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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POVERTY. Not the same word as in Proverbs 28:19. Hebrew. _heser =_
want....
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_He that hasteth_&c. The order of subject and predicate should be
reversed as in A.V. marg. and R.V.: _He that hath an evil eye hasteth
after riches_. After the manner of this Collection, we have thre...
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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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He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that
poverty shall come upon him.
HE THAT HASTETH TO BE RICH (28:20) (hath)an evil eye - a grudging
illiberal eye (23:6).
AND CON...
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28:22 wealth, (e-9) Or 'he that hasteth after wealth hath an evil
eye.'...
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EVIL EYE] avaricious....
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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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This man is greedy. He does not want to share anything with other
people. He supposes that this attitude will make him rich. But his
scheme is stupid. He needs friends, but he will lose his friends. T...
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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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HATH AN EVIL EYE. — Envies others their prosperity, and keeps all he
has for himself.
AND CONSIDERETH NOT THAT POVERTY SHALL COME UPON HIM. — For it is
“the liberal soul” that “shall be made fat” (Pr...
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נִֽבֳהָ֥ל לַ † הֹ֗ון אִ֭ישׁ רַ֣ע
עָ֑יִן...
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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 hasteneth to be rich [hath] an evil (l) eye, and considereth
not that poverty shall come upon him.
(l) Meaning, he that is covetous....
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_Poverty. Septuagint, "the merciful shall have power over him," ver.
8. (Haydock)_...
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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 HASTETH TO BE RICH,.... As every man that is eagerly desirous
of riches is; he would be rich at once z, and cannot wait with any
patience in the ordinary course of means:
[HATH] AN EVIL EYE;...
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He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not
that poverty shall come upon him.
Ver. 22. _He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye._] He is sick of
"the lust of the eye" 1Jn 2...
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_He that hasteth to be rich_ That is pushed on by his desires to get
riches by right or wrong; _hath an evil eye_ Is uncharitable to
persons in want, and envious toward those who get any thing besides...
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He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, one showing the covetous
nature of his heart, AND CONSIDERETH NOT THAT POVERTY SHALL COME UPON
HIM; for riches are perishable, and God will bring him to wa...
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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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HATH AN EVIL EYE; is uncharitable to persons in want, envious towards
those who get any thing besides him, and covetous or greedy of getting
riches by all ways possible, whether just or unjust. Thus _...
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Proverbs 28:22 man H376 evil H7451 eye H5869 hastens H926 (H8737)
riches H1952 consider H3045 (H8799) poverty...
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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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_He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent._
HASTE TO BE RICH
Nowhere does the Bible denounce riches. It tells men very plainly what
the dangers are. It denounces very strongly the conduc...
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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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1 Timothy 6:9; Genesis 13:10; Genesis 19:17; Job 20:18; Job 27:16;...
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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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Evil eye — Is uncharitable to persons in want, and envious to those
who get any thing besides him. Poverty — And consequently that he
shall need the pity and help of others....