4) Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
but those who heed it resist them.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Fool follows the Wicked.
The Wise oppose both the Fool and the Wicked.
#those #forsake #instruction #praise #wicked #heed #resist #them
3) A ruler who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Text is ambiguous as to this being a poor person or a ruler!
A Fool who afflicts the poor delivers only disappointment.
#ruler #oppresses #poor #driving #rain #leaves #no #crops
2) For the transgression of a land
many are the princes thereof:
but by a man of understanding and knowledge
the state thereof shall be prolonged.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Having many rulers shatters the allegiance of the nation.
A wise ruler strengthens it.
#transgression #land #many #princes #man #understanding #knowledge #state #thereof #prolonged
1) The wicked flee though no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Wicked are cowards who cause trouble and run from it.
The Righteous stand firm and defend against the threat.
#wicked #flee #no-one #pursues #righteous #bold #lion
28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;
but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
Proverbs Club Commentary
When the People are entrapped by the Wicked, the People retreat.
When the People empower the Righteous, both flourish.
#when #wicked #rise #power #people #hiding #perish #righteous #thrive
