Proverbs 28:12-13

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 28:1-28

A Collection Of Solomon’s Proverbs (Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon’s presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial heading detailing the details of the author and his purpose in writing (Proverbs 1:1-7), continued with a Prologue which laid the foundation for what was to follow (Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18), and was then followed by the body of the work introduced by one or more subheadings. In Solomon’s... read more

Arthur Peake

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 28:12

When righteous men do rejoice, are encouraged and promoted to places of trust and power, there is great glory in that commonwealth. The state of that kingdom is honourable, and comfortable, and safe, so as good men can show their faces with courage and confidence. When the wicked rise, are advanced to honour and authority, a man is hidden; the state of that nation is so shameful and dangerous, that wise and good men, who only are worthy of the name of men, withdraw themselves, or run into... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 28:13

That covereth his sins; that doth not confess them (as appears by the opposite clause) to God, and to men too, when occasion requires it; that being convinced or admonished of his sins, either justifieth, or denieth, or excuseth them. Shall not prosper; shall not succeed in his design of avoiding punishment by the concealment of his sins; shall not find mercy, as is implied from the next clause. Whoso confesseth and forsaketh them, by hearty dislike and hatred of all his sins, and by a resolved... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:11-12

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 28:12. Hidden. Or “sought for.” Delitzsch understands this to mean “plundered,” or “subjected to espionage.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 28:11WISDOM IN WEALTH AND POVERTYI. Riches tend to produce self-deception. The power of riches to give external position and influence is almost unlimited. Wealth can bring its owners into the palaces of princes, and place them on an equal footing with men of talent and rank. It can surround a man with servants who will obey his nod,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 28:13-14

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 28:13CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSI. Sin tends to produce shame. Even a child often tries to hide an act of disobedience to a good mother’s law, and this not from fear of punishment merely, but from an undefined sense of shame. And this feeling clings to all men through life who are not entirely hardened in iniquity. So long as the conscience is not entirely stifled, men try to hide their wrong actions from their fellow-men even when no human punishment would follow the... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 28:13

DISCOURSE: 817TRUE REPENTANCE RECOMMENDEDProverbs 28:13. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.THE subject of repentance offers nothing for the gratification of “itching ears.” But it must not on that account be overlooked; since, if less interesting than some other subjects on the score of novelty, it yields to none in point of importance. It is the first act whereby a sinner returns unto his God: and it is an act for which the... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Proverbs 28:13

Two Coverings and Two Consequences by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper." Proverbs 28:13 . "Thou Hast covered all their sins." Psalms 85:2 . In these two texts we have man's covering, which is worthless and culpable, and God's covering, which is profitable, and worthy of all acceptation. No sooner had man disobeyed his Maker's will in the garden of Eden than he discovered, to his surprise and dismay, that he was naked, and he set about at once to make... 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

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