[ 1 minutes to read ]They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. – Proverbs 28:4 [V]erses 4-6 contrast the wicked, evil men, and the perverse…
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Proverbs 28:3
[ 1 minutes to read ]A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. – Proverbs 28:3 [T]he poor are the oppressed and afflicted in Proverbs. This would…
Proverbs 28:2
[ 1 minutes to read ]For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. – Proverbs 28:2 [T]he word…
Proverbs 28:1
[ 1 minutes to read ]Introduction [C]hapter 28 continues the proverbs of Solomon collected by Hezekiah’s men, which runs through chapter 29. These last two chapters of wise sayings are mostly two-line antithetical proverbs. This…