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Proverbs 28:17
Proverbs 28:17
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Proverbs 28 — OverviewProverbs 28 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMiscellaneous Maxims.Proverbs 28 — OverviewProverbs 28 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeProverbs 28:1, General observations of impiety and religious integrity.Proverbs 28 — OverviewProverbs 28 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 28 confronts the reader with the sharp contrast between the righteous and the wicked across the whole of life — in personal character, in government, in money, and in relationships. It teaches that wickedness…Proverbs 28:1-28Proverbs 28:1-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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…Proverbs 28:17Proverbs 28:17 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis agrees with that ancient law, Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man
shall his blood be shed (Gen. ix. 6), and proclaims, 1. The doom of the
shedder of blood. He that has committed murder, though he flees for his…Proverbs 28:17Proverbs 28:17 · The Pulpit CommentaryA man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit. This should be, a man oppressed (Isaiah 38:14), burdened, with the blood of anyone. The wilful murderer, with his guilt upon his soul, flies in…