18 He who walks blamelessly will be delivered , But he who is crooked e will fall all at once .
19 He who tills his land will have plenty of food , But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty .
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings , But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished .
21 To show partiality e is not good , Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress .
22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.
23 He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor Than he who flatters with the tongue .
24 He who robs his father or his mother And says , "It is not a transgression ," Is the companion of a man who destroys .
25 An arrogant man stirs up strife , But he who trusts in the Lord will prosper .
26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool , But he who walks wisely will be delivered .
27 He who gives to the poor will never want , But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses .
28 When the wicked rise , men hide themselves; But when they perish , the righteous increase .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 28:18-28
Commentary on Proverbs 28:18
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Uprightness will give men holy security in the worst times; but the false and dishonest are never safe.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:19
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Those who are diligent, take the way to live comfortably.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:20
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The true way to be happy, is to be holy and honest; not to raise an estate suddenly, without regard to right or wrong.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:21
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Judgment is perverted, when any thing but pure right is considered.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:22
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He that hastens to be rich, never seriously thinks how quickly God may take his wealth from him, and leave him in poverty.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:23
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Upon reflection, most will have a better opinion of a faithful reprover than of a soothing flatterer.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:24
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Here is the wickedness of those who think it no sin to rob their parents, by wheedling them or threatening them, or by wasting what they have, and running into debt.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:25
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Those make themselves always easy, that live in continual dependence upon God and his grace, and live by faith.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:26
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A fool trusts to his own strength, merit, and righteousness. And trusts to his own heart, which is not only deceitful above all things, but which has often deceived him.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:27
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A selfish man not only will not look out for objects of compassion, but will look off from those that call for his attention.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:28
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When power is put into the hands of the wicked, wise men decline public business. If the reader will go diligently over this and the other chapters, in many places where at first he may suppose there is least of Christ, still he will find what will lead to him.