Acts 12:23; Acts 12:24; Esther 8:17; Job 24:4; Proverbs 28:12; Proverbs 29:2
Second Division, Proverbs 28 f. In general character this division resembles Section II., consisting chiefly of antithetic couplets. Proverbs 2...
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. When the wicked rise, men hide themselves - (note,...
Observations relating chiefly to Social Life 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15.
CHAPTER 29 AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT "He that hideth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain merc...
Verse Proverbs 28:2 . "The transgression of a land" must be understood as the opposite of the "state shall be prolonged." Then the proverb means tha...
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: bu...
REFLECTIONS. READER! I take occasion from the view of this chapter, and the contents of it, to remind your heart, and my own, how truly blessed it m...
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves ,.... When wicked men are raised to places of power and authority, rich men hide themselves, lest they sho...
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. Ver. 28. When the wicked rise, men hide themselves. ] The...
When the wicked rise , &c. See on Proverbs 28:12 ; but when they perish When wicked men are displaced, degraded, and their power is taken fro...
IF we HAVE SEEN in chapter 27 the blessing of God and refuge in the sanctuary, chapter 28, a fourth section. brings our feet abruptly back to the wil...
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. This is to the same purport with what we...
Men hide themselves; men, i.e. righteous men, as appears from the following clause, are ashamed and afraid to appear publicly; of which See Poole...
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,...
EXPOSITION This chapter is still part of the Hezekiah collection, and not a new series by another author. It may be regarded as describing the v...
The Advantages of Integrity
When the wicked rise, attaining to positions of power and influence, men hide themselves, fearing oppression; but when they perish, the righteous...
Men — Righteous men are afraid to appear publickly.
28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.