Proverbs 28:17
doeth violence . . . blood, etc.—or, that is oppressed by the blood of life (Genesis 9:6), which he has taken.
to the pit—the grave or destruction (Proverbs 1:12; Job 33:18-24; Psalms 143:7).
stay him—sustain or deliver him.
16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a great aoppressor,
But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
19 aHe who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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