"Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible". It was not until the first sin had been committed that Adam and his wife hid themselves, and fled when no man pursued. The wise man is prosecuting the same subjects in this chapter as in the preceding. When Proverbs says that "the wicked flee when no one is pursuing," and, "the righteous are bold as a lion," it does not mean that there are no bold wicked people, and no times when the righteous become timid. Proverbs 28:1 Context. Such a fearful fugitive was bloody Cain, who cried out, when there were yet few or none to pursue him, "Every man that meets me shall kill me." 26. One cannot, because the word is vocalized כּכפיר and not כּכּפיר , regard יבטח as an attributive clause thereto (Ewald, like Jerome, quasi leo confidens ); but the article, denoting the idea of kind, does not certainly always follow כ . 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. BibliographyTrapp, John. 1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. In the discharge of duty “the righteous are bold as a lion.” Theirs is not presumption, for they are trusting on Him who is infinite. subject. Caleb and Joshua stood firm against the current of rebellion. . The ungodly flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion. Scarcely is there anything more consistent and regular in the course of natural productions than that fear and remorse are the offspring of guilt, and religious courage and undauntedness the attendants of integrity. "Commentary on Proverbs 28:1". Tools. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. If needy persons get opportunities of oppressing, their extortion will be more severe than that of the more wealthy. Lion — כפיר, (kephir,) a young lion, esteemed bolder or less discreet than an older one. The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion. Verse 24 . Their foundation is a rock; their hope is sure and steadfast. Proverbs 28:1-5 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. The Biblical Illustrator. II. But as I sat in the theater watching that movie, I had the nagging sense the screenwriters had left … The wicked flee when no man pursueth, because the conscience of their own guilt puts them into a continual expectation and dread of God’s judgments. This is a fact that may be accounted for on moral grounds. They are bold and undaunted, both before God and men; before God in prayer, knowing him to be their covenant God in Christ, having in view the blood and righteousness of Christ, and being assisted by his Spirit: and they are undaunted before men; if the righteous man is a minister of the word, he speaks it boldly, as it ought to be spoken, fearing the faces of none, knowing it to be the Gospel of Christ, the truth, as it is in him, and the power of God to salvation; and if a private Christian, he is a public professor of Christ, this word and ordinances, which he is not ashamed to own before all the world; in short, the righteous are bold in life and in death, and will be so in the day of judgment; and it is their righteousness which makes them so, from which they are denominated righteous, even not their own, but the righteousness of Christ. The wicked flee when no one is pursuing [them], but the righteous are as bold as a lion. He who covers his sins, shall not have any true peace. Proverbs 28:1, NLT: "The wicked run away when no one is … (Seneca, ep. 6. Proverbs 28:1 (HNV) American Standard Version (ASV) The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion. Quos diri conscia facti mens habet attonitos -. How the righteous man acquits himself. Bad government as a punishment for evil is contrasted with good as blessing to the good. Anarchy producing contending rulers shortens the reign of each. Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1892. The wicked fly when none pursueth.] (A wicked person fleeth, when no one pursueth him; but a righteous person shall be without fear, like a trusting lion.). Paul before the Roman governor, and even before Nero himself, witnessed a good confession. ", "Many of the proverbs in Proverbs 18-29 remind us of those in the 2major section of Proverbs (Proverbs 10:1-22:16), with their frequent contrasts of good and evil. The true way to be happy, is to be holy and honest; not to raise an estate suddenly, without regard to right or wrong. Verse 9 . https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rbc/proverbs-28.html. 1983-1999. The text charges cowardice upon sin, and claims for holiness the honours of courage. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. (J. Parker, D.D. Verse 11 . The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a lion. The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion. 3. Norton. Proverbs 28:1. The godly man contrarily is afraid of nothing; not of God, because he knows Him his best friend, and will not hurt him; not of Satan, because he cannot hurt him; not of afflictions, because he knows they come from a loving God, and end in his good; not of the creatures, since "the very stones in the field are in league with Him;" not of himself, since his conscience is at peace.—Bp. Mishle 28:1 (OJB) 1. 28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. Conscience is in many respects the most wonderful element in the constitution of man. That they have a hopeful prospect of being well seconded. "Complete Commentary on Proverbs 28:1". And nothing can be more happily chosen than in this way of parable, to shew the life of grace in its consequences, and the life of sin in its eventual ruin. Copyright StatementThese files are a derivative of an electronic edition prepared from text scanned by Woodside Bible Fellowship.This expanded edition of the Jameison-Faussett-Brown Commentary is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed. The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1 (LXX) (Compare Proverbs 28:20 ). There is something in human nature which instinctively shrinks back at the thought of dissolution. 1. Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. 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. "Commentary on Proverbs 28:1". “The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.” (Proverbs 28:1) The lion is a symbol of strength, majesty, and courage in the Bible. That fear gives wings to the transgressor is observed even to a proverb. 1871-8. Some, however, may be spoken of, in a comparative sense, as righteous. A wicked person flees when no one is chasing him, but righteous people are as bold as lions. Proverbs 28:1 (NCV) Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. There is something base in cowardice. "A crime is its own punishment." Proud member Though they pretend to be easy, there are secret fears which haunt them wherever they go, so that they fear where no present or imminent danger is, Psalm 53:5. God sends a faintness into the hearts of the wicked, and the sound of a shaken leaf frightens them. Proverbs 28:1 (ASV) as the lion, as the word may he rendered; they are confident of the love of God, of their interest in Christ, of the grace of God in their hearts, and that all things work together for their good; and that it is, and always will be, well with them, let things go how they will in the world, and so are secure. The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. The school had all grades, kindergarten through 12th. Conscience is the tormentor of the bad man. The wicked flee when no one pursues them; but the righteous, like lions, feel sure of themselves. 35. Pro 28:3. Archive 2008-01-01 poverty . wicked--Wrongdoers encourage one another. BibliographyExell, Joseph S. "Commentary on Proverbs 28:1". The wicked flee (singular noun with plural verb: they all flee as one man) when no man pursueth - through the stings of conscience, so that "the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them" (Leviticus 26:17; Leviticus 26:36; Deuteronomy 28:7; Psalms 53:5). They that forsake . It is better to be roughly awakened to safety than to perish asleep. “The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.” this concept kind of describe the entire 2016 election. Whatever difficulties the righteous meet in the way of duty, they are not daunted. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. Pursueth. The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions. prolonged--or, "by a man of understanding--that is, a good ruler--he who knows or regards the right, that is, a good citizen, shall prolong (his days)." Is is more bold to be true than false. stay him--sustain or deliver him. . 3. The wicked flee when no man pursueth, because the conscience of their own guilt puts them into a continual expectation and dread of God’s judgments. . KJV The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. He who acts from principle, who does what he does in the fear of God, will not be afraid of the consequences of his actions, because he is well assured that all those consequences are in the hands of the great Disposer. "Concise Commentary on Proverbs 28:1". Verse 7 . Proverbs 28:1 (NRS) (Psa ; Psa 27:3.). All rights reserved. (d) As the Spanish fleet, in 1588, Venit, vidit, fugit, as the Zealanders thereupon stamped their new coin. 18. As Cardinal Crescentius feared a fancied devil walking in his chamber like a great mastiff (a), and couching under his table as he was writing letters to Rome against the Protestants. 3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. 2.It is more difficult to be righteous than unrighteous. "The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion." Does it require no boldness to obey the gospel call? In effect, God is present in every human breast. The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. Fear naturally arises from the apprehension of present or future ill. John Trapp Complete Commentary. . Proverbs 28:1 (CEBA) Christ is the way, and the truth, and the life. God is portrayed as a lion in the protection of His people (Hosea 5:14, 11:10), and Jesus is called the Lion of Judah (Revelation 5:5). 1. 25. of a proud heart--literally, "puffed up of soul"--that is, self-confident, and hence overbearing and litigious. 20. maketh haste . https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/kdo/proverbs-28.html. The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread. The ungodly flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion. It is folly to indulge sin, and excuse it. 1854-1889. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/proverbs-28.html. The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion. Nehemiah, in a time of peril, exclaimed—"Should such a man as I flee?" A wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth; but a just man as a lion trusting shall be without fearedfulness. 28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. 9. (Prov.28:1)Of this, Matthew Henry says:"Text: - 1. They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/proverbs-28.html. but by a man . riotous men--or, "gluttons" ( Proverbs 23:20 Proverbs 23:21 ). Verse 3 . Riches cannot compensate for sin, nor the want of them affect integrity. The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion. Pro 28:2. ; it by no means takes ואין־רדף as a parenthesis. . 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