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Wealth blunts, poverty sharpens, the critical power of intellect....
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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 ar...
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CONCEIT. eyes.
THE POOR. a poor one. Hebrew. _dal._ See note on Proverbs 6:11....
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_searcheth him out sees through him_, as we should say, "Bene novit,
neutiquam, ut Euripidis utamur dicto, τὸν εὐτυχοῦντα
πάντʼ ἐπίστασθαι καλῶς," Maurer....
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DISCOURSE: 816
ADVANTAGES OF THE RICH AND OF THE POOR COMPARED
Proverbs 28:11. _The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor
that hath understanding searcheth him out_.
PROVERBS are, for the...
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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...
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The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath
understanding searcheth him out.
THE RICH MAN IS WISE IN HIS OWN CONCEIT; BUT THE POOR THAT HATH
UNDERSTANDING SEARCHETH HIM OUT. Par...
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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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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.
V2 A country of evil people has many ru...
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THE RICH MAN IS WISE IN HIS OWN CONCEIT. — For the blinding effect
of wealth comp. Revelation 3:17....
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חָכָ֣ם בְּ֭ עֵינָיו אִ֣ישׁ עָשִׁ֑יר
וְ דַ֖ל מֵבִ֣ין יַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃...
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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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The rich man [is] wise in his own conceit; but the poor man that hath
understanding searcheth (e) him out.
(e) And judge that he is not wise....
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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...
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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
follow...
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THE RICH MAN [IS] WISE IN HIS OWN CONCEIT,.... Ascribing his getting
riches to his great sagacity, wisdom, and prudence; and being
flattered with it by dependents on him;
BUT THE POOR THAT HATH UNDER...
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The rich man [is] wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath
understanding searcheth him out.
Ver. 11. _The rich man is wise in his own conceit._] He sacrificeth to
himself, as Sejanus did; _a_...
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_The rich man is wise in his own conceit_ Thinks himself wise when he
is not, being puffed up by the opinion of his riches; _but the poor,_
&c _., searcheth him out_ Knows him better than he knows him...
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPIETY...
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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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IN HIS OWN CONCEIT:
_ Heb._ in his eyes...
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IS WISE IN HIS OWN CONCEIT; thinks himself to be wise when he is not,
being puffed up with the opinion of his riches, which also he imputes
to his own wisdom, and with the admirations and applauses of...
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Proverbs 28:11 rich H6223 man H376 wise H2450 eyes H5869 poor H1800
understanding H995 (H8688) out H2713 (H8799)
rich - Proverbs 18:11, Proverbs 23:4; Isaiah 10:13-14; Ezekiel 28:3-5;...
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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 28:2 Righteous individuals are essential
for a just society. When many individuals are unjust, particularly
those with power, all of society will suffer.
⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images =...
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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...
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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 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 3:19; 1 Timothy 6:17; Ecclesiastes
9:15; Ezekiel 28:3; Isaiah 10:13; Isaiah 10:14; Isaiah 5:21; Job 32:9;...
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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 CONTRA...