Proverbs 28:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

The case of willful murder, not the lesser crime of manslaughter for which the cities of refuge were appointed. One, with that guilt on his soul, is simply hasting on to his own destruction. Those who see him must simply stand aloof, and let God’s judgments fulfill themselves.

Proverbs 28:17

17 A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.