If a man seeks the Lord, it is a good sign that he understands much, and it is a good means of understanding more.
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Proverbs 28:5
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The Pulpit Commentary on 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 righteous.The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 28:1-5Proverbs 28:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryCanons of moral truth I. WICKEDNESS IS FEARFUL, GOODNESS IS COURAGEOUS. (Proverbs 28:1.) A good conscience is better than a thousand witnesses; an evil conscience unmans (Job 15:21). What passes by the name of courage i…Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:5Proverbs 28:5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, I. As the prevalency of men's lusts is owing to the darkness of their understandings, so the darkness of their understandings is very much owing to the dominion of their lusts: Men understand not judgment, discern…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 28:5Proverbs 28:5 · The Pulpit CommentaryEvil men understand not judgment; or, what is right. An evil man's moral conception is perverted, he cannot distinguish between right and wrong; the light that was in him has become darkness (comp. Proverbs 29:7). Many…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 28:1-5Canons of moral truth I. WICKEDNESS IS FEARFUL, GOODNESS IS COURAGEOUS. (Proverbs 28:1.) A good conscience is better than a thousand witnesses; an evil conscience unmans (Job 15:21). What passes by the name of courage i…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 28:1-28EXPOSITION 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.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 28:5Note, I. As the prevalency of men's lusts is owing to the darkness of their understandings, so the darkness of their understandings is very much owing to the dominion of their lusts: Men understand not judgment, discern…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 28:5Evil men understand not judgment; or, what is right. An evil man's moral conception is perverted, he cannot distinguish between right and wrong; the light that was in him has become darkness (comp. Proverbs 29:7). Many…Joseph S. Exell and contributors