Proverbs 28:20 KJV

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 28:1-28

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 are possible. The translation “ state” is very doubtful. If MT be retained, connect the word for “ state” with the preceding, and translate “ by men of understanding who know what is right it is prolonged.” LXX reads “ Through the sin of the ungodly disputes arise, but a prudent man quenches them,”... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man, Heb. a man of truth, or truths, who deals truly and justly in all his bargains and transactions with men. That maketh haste; more than God alloweth him; that taketh the nearest and readiest way to riches, whether it be right or wrong; that is unfaithful and unjust in his dealings. Shall not be innocent; shall not obtain the blessings which he seeks, but shall bring curses and miseries upon him instead of them. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:15-23

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. “A man laden with the blood of a soul.” Proverbs 28:18. Perverse ways. Rather “double ways.” Proverbs 28:21. Zöckler reads the last clause, “And (yet) even for a piece of bread (many) a man will transgress” Proverbs 28:22. Rather “The man of an evil eye hasteth, etc. Proverbs 28:23. Delitzsch reads... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 28:20

DISCOURSE: 818THE PORTION OF THE FAITHFUL MANProverbs 28:20. A faithful man shall abound with blessings.ST. PAUL has told us, that “the love of money is the root of all evil: and that many, whilst coveting after it, have pierced themselves through with many sorrows [Note: 1 Timothy 6:10.].” In truth, the effects of this principle on the persons in whom it dwells, and on all connected with them, are beyond all conception bitter and injurious. On the other hand, a superiority to the love of money... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 28:1-28

Chapter 28Twenty-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 proverbs.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 ).When the land is bad, there's many changes of dynasties, governments. When evil existing. But a man of understanding and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 28:1-28

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 was said, “We have a Pitt in England that will hold all France.” When counsel is denied to a nation, it is a sad mark of God’s highest displeasure against a guilty people. Per hominem, peritum, incolumitas reflorescet. SCHULTENS. The safety of a nation revives and flourishes by a man of wisdom... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 28:20

Proverbs 28:20; Proverbs 28:22He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.Haste to be richNowhere does the Bible denounce riches. It tells men very plainly what the dangers are. It denounces very strongly the conduct of rich men. But the motive to good conduct, in the Old Testament period, was the promise of secular prosperity--abundance. The Bible asserts that riches are a great blessing; and poverty a great misfortune. It is the method of God’s development and education of the race... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:20

Pro 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. Ver. 20. A faithful man shall abound in blessings. ] God will bless him, and all that bless him. Gen 12:3 See Trapp on " Gen 12:3 " Men also shall rise up and call him blessed, saying, as Deuteronomy 33:29 , "Happy art thou, O Israel; who is like unto thee, O peopIe, saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help," &c. Stars, though we see them sometimes in a puddle, in the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 28:20

faithful: Proverbs 20:6, 1 Samuel 22:14, Nehemiah 7:2, Psalms 101:6, Psalms 112:4-1 Samuel :, Luke 12:42, Luke 16:1, Luke 16:10-2 Kings :, 1 Corinthians 4:2-Deuteronomy :, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 2:13 but: Proverbs 28:22, Proverbs 13:11, Proverbs 20:21, Proverbs 23:4, 2 Kings 5:20-Daniel :, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10 innocent: or, unpunished, Proverbs 17:5, *marg. Reciprocal: Genesis 34:23 - General Joshua 8:2 - only the spoil 2 Kings 22:7 - they dealt faithfully 2 Chronicles 34:12... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. Faithful — Who deals truly and justly in all his transactions. read more