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Selected Verse: Proverbs 28:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 28:4 |
King James |
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| They that forsake . . . wicked--Wrongdoers encourage one another. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
4 They who forsake the law praise the godless;
But they who keep the law become angry with them,
viz. the godless, for רשׁע is to be thought of collectively, as at Pro 28:1. They who praise the godless turn away from the revealed word of God (Psa 73:11-15); those, on the contrary, who are true to God's word (Pro 28:18) are aroused against them (vid., regarding גרה, Pro 15:18), they are deeply moved by their conduct, they cannot remain silent and let their wickedness go unpunished; התגּרה is zeal (excitement) always expressing itself, passing over into actions (syn. התעורר, Job 17:8). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Contend - Are so far from praising them, that they severely reprove them. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| They that forsake the law - He that transgresses says, in fact, that it is right to transgress; and thus other wicked persons are encouraged. |
8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.