Proverbs 28:14-28 KJV

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:18

Pro 28:18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once. Ver. 18. Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved, ] See Trapp on " Pro 10:9 " "Shall be saved"; a little word, but of large extent. It properly noteth the privative part of a man’s happiness, deliverance from evil; but is put here, and everywhere almost, for the positive part too - fruition of good as well as freedom from evil: it comprehendeth (1.) Malorum ademptionem; ( 2.) ... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:19

Pro 28:19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough. Ver. 19. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty. ] At fugiens molam fugit farinam: Men must earn it ere they eat it; and not think that bread and other good things will drop out of the clouds to them, as towns were said to come in to Timotheus’s toils while he slept. a See Proverbs 12:11 . Shall have poverty enough. ] As the prodigal had, Luk 15:13-17 and... read more

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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

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:21

Pro 28:21 To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress. Ver. 21. To have respect of persons is not good. ] See Trapp on " Pro 24:23 " For, for a piece of bread. ] For a trifle he will transgress, and sell his soul dog cheap for a groat, or less money. Cato in Gellius hits Marcus Coelius in the teeth with his baseness, that for a morsel of bread he would sell either his tongue or his silence. And the false prophets in Ezekiel’s days would do... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:22

Pro 28:22 He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. Ver. 22. He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye. ] He is sick of "the lust of the eye" 1Jn 2:16 - for all sinful lusts are παθηματα , sicknesses - coveting his neighbour’s goods, envying his prosperity, and begrudging him every bit he eats at his table. Pro 23:6-7 See Trapp on " Pro 23:6 " See Trapp on " Pro 23:7 " And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. ] ... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:23

Pro 28:23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. Ver. 23. He that rebuketh a man shall find, &c. ] He that binds a madman, or rouseth up one in a lethargy, hath but little thank for present; so here. In the sweating sickness, they that were kept awake escaped; but the sickness was deadly to them that were suffered to sleep. Let us keep one another awake, saith a reverend man, a - an unpleasing work on both sides, but we shall one... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:24

Pro 28:24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, [It is] no transgression; the same [is] the companion of a destroyer. Ver. 24. He that robbeth his father or his mother. ] As that idolatrous Micah did his mother of her gold; Jdg 17:2 as Rachel did her father of his gods; as Absalom did David of his crown. Thus, though it may seem a light sin, it is as much greater than stealing from another as parricide is than manslaughter, or as Reuben’s incest was than another man’s defiling his... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:25

Pro 28:25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. Ver. 25. He that is of a proud heart. ] Latus animo. He that through pride and ambition cannot keep within bounds of his calling or condition, but thinks great thoughts of himself, and therefore seeks great things for himself, this man, if crossed, is easily kindled, and shall be made lean; God will tame him, and take him a link lower, as we say. Isa 2:11-13 Pro 13:10 See... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:26

Pro 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Ver. 26. He that trusteth to his own heart is a fool. ] He that saith, Consilii satis est in me mihi: I am wise enough to order my own business, and need no advice of others, seek no success from above, - Ajax acknowledged no other God but his sword, Polyphemus but his belly, - this man is a fool, a proud fool, and he shall be sure to be hampered. But whoso walketh wisely. ] Taking others... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:27

Pro 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. Ver. 27. He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack. ] Eleemosyna ars omnium questuosissima, saith Chrysostom: Not getting but giving is the way to wealth. God will bless the bountiful man’s stock and store, his barn and his basket; Deu 15:10 his righteousness and his riches together shall endure for ever. Psa 112:3 But he that hideth his eyes, ] i.e., That when he hath a fit object... read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:18

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:20

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:23

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:24

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:25

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:26

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 28:27

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