When righteous men do rejoice — i.e., prosper, or triumph.
There is great glory. — Men rejoice, and array themselves in their gayest attire.
A man is hidden. — Literally, is sought for. They hide themselves for fear (comp. Proverbs 28:28), and must be sought for, in order to be found.
Verse Proverbs 28:12. _WHEN RIGHTEOUS_ MEN _DO REJOICE_] When true religion is no longer persecuted, and the word of God duly esteemed, _there is_ _great glory_; for the word of the Lord has then fre...
THERE IS GREAT GLORY - Men array themselves in festive apparel, and show their joy conspicuously. A MAN IS HIDDEN - Better, men hide themselves, they shrink and cower for fear, and yet are hunted out...
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...
RIGHTEOUS. upright ones (pl). THE WICKED. lawless ones....
_a man is hidden_ Rather, MEN HIDE THEMSELVES, R.V. "Heb. _must be searched for_," marg. Comp. Proverbs 28:28....
A MAN IS HIDDEN— Houbigant renders the verse, _When just men have the rule, the citizens are much honoured; when a wicked man is in the chief place, they fall._ See Proverbs 28:28. This is similar to...
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...
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. WHEN RIGHTEOUS MEN DO REJOICE (PROSPER), THERE IS GREAT GLORY. All things are in great glory, the wo...
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
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....
We want good people to succeed. We want good people to be in the government. And we want our rulers to serve God. Then our country will be a good country. But if wicked people are the rulers, then th...
בַּ עֲלֹ֣ץ צַ֭דִּיקִים רַבָּ֣ה תִפְאָ֑רֶת 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...
When righteous [men] rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man (f) is hidden. (f) He is known by his doings to be wicked....
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his...
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...
WHEN RIGHTEOUS [MEN] DO REJOICE, [THERE IS] GREAT GLORY,.... When it is well with them; when they are in prosperous circumstances; when they are countenanced and encouraged by the government under whi...
_When righteous [men] do rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden._ Ver. 12. _When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory._] That is, There is cause of commo...
_When righteous men rejoice_ Are encouraged and promoted to places of trust and power; _there is great glory_ In that commonwealth. The state of that kingdom is honourable, comfortable and safe, so th...
When righteous men do rejoice, exulting over the victory of the righteous cause, THERE IS GREAT GLORY, for they show their triumph openly; BUT WHEN THE WICKED RISE, A MAN IS HIDDEN; for when they are...
THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPIETY...
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...
HIDDEN: Or, sought for...
WHEN RIGHTEOUS MEN DO REJOICE, are encouraged and promoted to places of trust and power, there is great glory in that commonwealth. The state of that kingdom is honourable, and comfortable, and safe,...
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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...
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 28:2 Righteous individuals are essential for a just society. When many individuals are unjust, particularly those with power, all of society will suffer....
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 28:12. HIDDEN. Or “_sought for_.” Delitzsch understands this to mean “plundered,” or “_subjected to espionage_.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 28:11_ WISDOM IN WEALTH AND P...
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 Chronicles 15:25; 1 Chronicles 16:7; 1 Chronicles 29:20; 1 Kings 17:3;...
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...
Rejoice — Are promoted. Glory — In that common — wealth. Rise — Are advanced to authority. Hidden — Wise and good men, who only are worthy of the name of men, withdraw themselves into obscure places....