Proverbs Chapter 28

Proverbs 28 KJV

1. The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. [1]

[1] Paul’s prayer for himself (Eph. 6:18-19) and a description of the apostles’ conduct (Acts 4:13). Most Christians in America are “chicken livered” — yellow (see note on Prov. 24:10). As “the days of Lot” come upon us (Luke 17:28), the sodomites now have some control over police forces, legislation, Senators, Mayors, and Governors. If the “righteous” aren’t as “bold” as they are, faggots and butches will eventually take over the government; they did in Greece. God buried Greece, and it has never been a fifth-rate world power since A.D. 400.

2. For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: [2] but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

[2] The verse explains what’s happened in America. Once bureaucrats make up a seventh of any population, their job is to stay in office and make the population support them. That is what happened in Nazi Germany, Communist Cuba, Communist Russia, Communist Vietnam, Socialist Mexico, and Communist China. For a detailed discussion of this verse, refer to The Damnation of a Nation (1991) and Discrimination: The Key to Sanity (1994), published by the Bible Baptist Bookstore.

3. A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

4. They that forsake the law praise the wicked: [a] but such as keep the law contend with them.

[a] E.g., the Supreme Court and the ACLU. They took “the law” out of the schools (see App. 94).

5. Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things. [b]

 [b] 1 Cor. 2:15.

6. Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

7. Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

8. He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

9. He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, [c] even his prayer shall be abomination.

[c] See note on vs. 4.

10. Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

11. The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

12. When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

13. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. [d]

[d] Memorize (1 John 1:9).

14. Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. [e]

[e] See note on Prov. 21:29.

15. As a roaring lion, [f] and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. [g]

[f] 1 Pet. 5:8.

[g] The Antichrist (Psa. 10:2-9, 12:5, 35:10, 37:14, 109:16).

16. The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

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

[h] Prov. 1:11-18.

18. Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

19. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

20. A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [i]

[i] Prov. 1:16-19, 20:21.

21. To have respect of persons is not good: [j] for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

[j] James 2:1-9.

22. He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

23. He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. [k]

[k] Like John the Baptist (Mark 6:17-20 cf. Matt. 11:2-11).

24. Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. [l]

[l] Mark 7:10-13.

25. He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

26. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

27. He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

28. When the wicked rise, [m] men hide themselves: [n] but when they perish, the righteous increase.

[m] See note on vs. 15.

[n] The post-Tribulation rapture.

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Note on Prov. 24:10 KJV

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. [1]

[1] Verses 10-12 deal with one of the most serious problems in the Body of Christ in America since 1933: the absolute refusal of American Christians to witness and tell unsaved adults they’re going to Hell when they die, although they know they will. They were commanded to witness (Prov. 31:8; Acts 1:8), and to warn people that they could die in their sins and wind up in the Lake of Fire (Ezek. 18:20-24; Acts 20:26-27). Ninety-five percent of them will not do it, and about 85% of the preachers will not do it. They do not want to risk being ridiculed or losing their social status or “image” among their friends and neighbors.

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Appendix 94 — The Nine Ole’ Reprobates: The Supreme Court

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Note on Prov. 21:29 KJV

A wicked man hardeneth his face: [j] but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

[j] Memorize (Heb. 3:13; Dan. 5:20; Prov. 28:14, 29:1).

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 Proverbs Chapter 27

Proverbs 27 KJV

1. Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. [1] [a]

[1] For a good example, hear Captain E.J. Smith, the Captain of the Titanic (in the New York Times on April 16, 1912): “I cannot imagine any condition which would cause this ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern ship building has gone beyond that.”

[a] Memorize (James 4:14-16).

2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? [2] [b]

[2] This is the “original sin” which had nothing to do with Adam or Eve. It had to do with Isaiah 14:12-16 (where the NIV covered up for Satan and gave the Devil Jesus Christ’s title, “the . . . morning star,” Rev. 22:16). It’s “envy” that causes the Antichrist to get people to call him “Holy Father” when he sits down “in the temple” at Jerusalem in order to get “worship” (2 Thess. 2:3-4).

[b] Psa. 106:16; Gen. 30:1; Acts 7:9; Job 5:2; Prov. 14:30; Matt. 27:18.

5. Open rebuke is better than secret love.

6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; [c] but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. [d]

[c] E.g., Christ and Peter (Matt. 16:23).

[d] E.g., Judas and Christ (Matt. 26:48-50).

7. The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; [e] but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. [3]

[e] Prov. 25:16, 27, 24:13.

[3] The verse is comparing a man who has all he wants in this life, having no use for the words of God (Psa. 119:103), and a man hungering and thirsting for the words of God so much that he’ll even take them when they are bitter (Matt. 5:6).

8. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

9. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

10. Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

11. My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

12. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. [f]

[f] Historically Noah (see note on Prov. 22:3); spiritually a Christian (Col. 3:3); prophetically the post-Tribulation rapture (Isa. 26:19-20).

13. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

14. He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

15. A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. [g]

[g] Prov. 19:3, 22:10, 13:10.

16. Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

17. Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

18. Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

19. As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

20. Hell and destruction are never full; [h] so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

[h] Cf. Prov. 30:16 and 15:11.

21. As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

22. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

23. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

24. For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

25. The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

26. The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

27. And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

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