Proverbs 28:1-6
The Wicked and the Righteous
281 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2 When a land rebels it has many rulers; but with an intelligent ruler there is lasting order.
3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law struggle against them.
5 The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one's ways even though rich.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 28:1-6
Commentary on Proverbs 28:1
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Sin makes men cowards. Whatever difficulties the righteous meet in the way of duty, they are not daunted.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:2
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National sins disturb the public repose.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:3
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If needy persons get opportunities of oppressing, their extortion will be more severe than that of the more wealthy.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:4
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Wicked people strengthen one another in wicked ways.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:5
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If a man seeks the Lord, it is a good sign that he understands much, and it is a good means of understanding more.
Commentary on Proverbs 28:6
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An honest, godly, poor man, is better than a wicked, ungodly, rich man; has more comfort in himself, and is a greater blessing to the world.