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Proverbs 28:15-18

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15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
16 A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
17 Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.
18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.[a]
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Proverbs 28:15-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 15

In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1-8 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9-24, both kings of Judah; and of the reigns of Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and of Baasha, who destroyed his family, both kings of Israel, 1Ki 15:25-34.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 3

  • 1. Genesis 9:6; 1 Samuel 30:17; 1 Kings 20:20; Jeremiah 41:15; Jeremiah 44:14
  • 2. Jeremiah 39:18
  • 3. S Esther 6:13; Proverbs 10:9

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew "into one"
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