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 various destinies of the powerful and the weak, the sinner and the righteous.
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Proverbs 28:1-28
Proverbs 28:1-28
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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