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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 ar...
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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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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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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 וְ לֹֽא ־יֵ֝דַע כִּי ־חֶ֥סֶר
יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃...
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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
follow...
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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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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 HASTETH TO BE RICH, HATH AN EVIL EYE:
Or, he that hath and evil eye hasteth to be rich, ver, 20...
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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 H2639 come H935 (H8799)
that hasteth - etc. Heb. that hath an evil eye
hasteth to be ric...
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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, Proverbs 28:20; compare
Proverbs...
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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; Job
27:17; Mark 7:22; Matthew 20:15; Proverbs 23:6; Proverbs 28:20...
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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...
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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....