Warnings and Instructions
The wicked aflee when no one is pursuing,But the righteous are 1bold as a lion.Lit confidentLev 26:17, 36; Ps 53:52 Due to a 1wrongdoing of 2a land its leaders are amany,But bby a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.Or rebellionI.e., the people of a land1 Kin 16:8-28; 2 Kin 15:8-15Prov 11:113 A apoor man who oppresses the helplessIs like a driving rain 1which leaves no food.Lit and there is no breadMatt 18:284 Those who abandon the Law apraise the wicked,But those who keep the Law bstrive against them.Ps 49:18; Rom 1:321 Kin 18:18; Neh 13:11, 15; Matt 3:7; 14:4; Eph 5:115 Evil people ado not understand justice,But those who seek the LORD bunderstand everything.Ps 92:6; Is 6:9; 44:18Ps 119:100; Prov 2:9; John 7:17; 1 Cor 2:15; 1 John 2:20, 276 aBetter is a poor person who walks in his integrity,Than a person who is 1crooked, though he is rich.Lit perverse of two waysProv 19:17 He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,But he who is a companion of agluttons humiliates his father.Prov 23:208 One who increases his wealth by 1ainterest of any kind,Collects it bfor one who is gracious to the poor.Possibly interest on money and food loansEx 22:25; Lev 25:36Job 27:17; Prov 13:22; 14:319 One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law,Even his aprayer is an abomination.Ps 66:18; 109:7; Prov 15:8; 21:2710 One who leads the upright astray in an evil wayWill ahimself fall into his own pit,But the bblameless will inherit good.Ps 7:15; Prov 26:27Matt 6:33; Heb 6:12; 1 Pet 3:911 The rich person is awise in his own eyes,But the poor who has understanding 1sees through him.Lit examines himProv 3:7; 26:5, 1212 When the arighteous triumph, there is great glory,But bwhen the wicked rise, people 1hide themselves.Lit will be searched forProv 11:10; 29:2Prov 28:28; Eccl 10:5, 613 One who aconceals his wrongdoings will not prosper,But one who bconfesses and abandons them will find compassion.Job 31:33; Ps 32:3Ps 32:5; 1 John 1:914 How blessed is the person who afears always,But one who bhardens his heart will fall into disaster.Prov 23:17Ps 95:8; Rom 2:515 Like a aroaring lion and a rushing bearIs a bwicked ruler over a poor people.Prov 19:12; 1 Pet 5:8Ex 1:14; Prov 29:2; Matt 2:1616 A aleader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding,But a person who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.Eccl 10:16; Is 3:1217 A person who is aburdened with the guilt of human bloodWill 1be a fugitive until death; no one is to support him!Lit flee to the pitGen 9:6; Ex 21:1418 One who walks blamelessly will receive help,But one who is 1acrooked will fall all at once.Lit perverse of two waysProv 10:2719 aOne who works his land will bhave plenty of food,But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.Prov 12:11Prov 20:1320 A afaithful person will abound with blessings,But one who bhurries to be rich will not go unpunished.Prov 10:6; Matt 24:45; 25:21Prov 20:21; 28:22; 1 Tim 6:921 To 1ashow partiality is not good,bBecause for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.Lit regard the faceProv 24:23Ezek 13:1922 A person with an aevil eye bhurries after wealthAnd does not know that poverty will come upon him.Prov 23:6Prov 21:523 One who arebukes a person will afterward find more favorThan one who bflatters with the tongue.Prov 27:5, 6Prov 29:524 He who arobs his father or his motherAnd says, “There is no wrong done,”Is the bcompanion of a person who destroys.Prov 19:26Prov 18:925 An 1arrogant person astirs up strife,But one who btrusts in the LORD cwill 2prosper.Lit broad soulLit be made fatProv 15:18Prov 29:25; 1 Tim 6:6Prov 11:2526 One who atrusts in his own heart is a fool,But one who walks wisely will flee to safety.Prov 3:527 One who agives to the poor will never lack anything,But one who 1shuts his eyes will have many curses.Lit hidesProv 11:24; 19:1728 When the wicked rise, people hide themselves;But when they perish, the righteous increase.