Oppressors want understanding; they do not consult their own honour, ease, and safety.
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Proverbs 28:16
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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.Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:16Proverbs 28:16 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTwo things are here intimated to be the causes of the mal-administration of princes:—1. The love of money, that root of all evil; for hating covetousness here stands opposed to oppression, according to Moses's character…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 28:16Proverbs 28:16 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor; literally, and rich in oppression. Ewald, Delitzsch, Nowack, and others take the verse, not as a statement, but as a warning addressed to the ruler, as we…
commentaryThe 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 28:16Two things are here intimated to be the causes of the mal-administration of princes:—1. The love of money, that root of all evil; for hating covetousness here stands opposed to oppression, according to Moses's character…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 28:16The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor; literally, and rich in oppression. Ewald, Delitzsch, Nowack, and others take the verse, not as a statement, but as a warning addressed to the ruler, as we…Joseph S. Exell and contributors