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Proverbs 28

Proverbs 28 ( Proverbs • Chapter 28 (28 verses)): The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. 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. A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain ... Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Proverbs 28:28 : "When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase."; Proverbs 28:5 : "Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things."; Proverbs 28:1 : "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.". Related canonical books and chapters: Proverbs 28 ( Proverbs • Chapter 28 (28 verses)), Proverbs (Old Testament • 31 Chapters), Acts 28 ( Acts • Chapter 28 (31 verses)).

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Proverbs 28
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Proverbs • Chapter 28 (28 verses)

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. 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. A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain ...

Proverbs
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 31 Chapters

Proverbs (Old Testament, 31 chapters). Key figures: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Hezekiah , Judah . Key places: Egypt . Opens with: "The proverbs of Solomon the son of David , king of Israel ;..."

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Tree of Life Theme Video 6:14
VIDEO • theme

Trace the motif of the Tree of Life from Eden 's garden through human rebellion, transforming at the Tree of the Cross into the source of eternal life in the New Jerusalem .

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Justice Theme Video 6:18
VIDEO • theme

Discover the deep biblical meaning of justice (mishpat) and righteousness (tzedakah) as restorative, active defense of the vulnerable rather than mere punitive retribution.

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Lev (Heart) Word Study 3:58
VIDEO • word-study

Explore the biblical meaning of the Heart (Hebrew Lev לֵב)—understood not merely as the center of emotion, but as the core seat of human thought, intellectual deliberation, and moral choice.

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Book of Proverbs 8:08
VIDEO • overview

Overview of Proverbs illuminating God's wisdom (hokhmah), the fear of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge, Lady Wisdom's invitation, and practical righteous living.

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חָכְמָה
hokma (ḥokmâ) [khok-MAW]
H2451 Hebrew noun feminine 153x
wisdom, skill, godly discernment

Skillful living, moral insight, master craftsmanship; theological personification in Proverbs 8 co-working with God at creation; fear of the Lord is its beginning.

Derivation: From חָכַם (H2450) to be wise.
Acts 28
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Acts • Chapter 28 (31 verses)

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of st... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Alexandria , Syracuse , Rhegium , Puteoli , Rome .

Matthew 28
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Matthew • Chapter 28 (20 verses)

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the do... Mentions: Mary, Yeshua the Messiah , Galilee .

1 Chronicles 28
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 28 (21 verses)

And David assembled all the princes of Israel , the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the ki... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Solomon , Jerusalem .

1 Samuel 28
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1 Samuel • Chapter 28 (25 verses)

And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel . And Achish said unto David , Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David, Samuel , Saul , Amalek , Ramah 1 , Shunem , Gilboa .

2 Chronicles 28
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 28 (27 verses)

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem : but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father: For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel , and made also molten images for Baalim. Moreover he ... Mentions: Ahaz , David , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zichri , Jerusalem , Syria , Damascus , Ephraim , Samaria .

Deuteronomy 28
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 28 (68 verses)

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come ... Mentions: Egypt .

Exodus 28
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Exodus • Chapter 28 (43 verses)

And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel , that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron , Nadab and Abihu , Eleazar and Ithamar , Aaron's sons. And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for gl... Mentions: Aaron, Jacob/Israel , Nadab , Abihu , Eleazar .

Ezekiel 28
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Ezekiel • Chapter 28 (26 verses)

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre , Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou se... Mentions: Daniel , Jacob/Israel , Tyre , Eden .

Genesis 28
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Genesis • Chapter 28 (22 verses)

And Isaac called Jacob , and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan . Arise, go to Paddan –aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's broth... Mentions: Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Bethuel , Laban , Paddan , Esau .

Isaiah 28
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Isaiah • Chapter 28 (29 verses)

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim , whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a f... Mentions: Ephraim , Jerusalem , Zion , Gibeon .

Jeremiah 28
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Jeremiah • Chapter 28 (17 verses)

And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah , in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon , spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of al... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Gibeon , Babylon .

Job 28
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Job • Chapter 28 (28 verses)

Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. Mentions: Ophir , Ethiopia .

Map of Paul's Voyage to Rome (Acts 27–28)
IMAGE • maps

Sea voyage from Caesarea through Sidon , Myra , Fair Havens ( Crete ), shipwreck at Malta , and arrival in Rome .

Townsend MacCoun (1899) • The Holy Land in Geography and in History / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Numbers 28
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Numbers • Chapter 28 (31 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Command the children of Israel , and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offerin... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Sinai .

Matthew Part 2 (Chapters 14–28) 7:10
VIDEO • overview

Overview of Matthew 14 –28 following Jesus ' journey to Jerusalem as the upside-down Servant King, the cross and resurrection, culminating in the Great Commission.

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Acts Part 2 (Chapters 13–28) 8:04
VIDEO • overview

Overview of Acts 13 –28 following Paul's missionary journeys across the Greco-Roman world, the Jerusalem Council uniting Jewish and Gentile believers, trials, and unhindered proclamation in Rome .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Proverbs 1
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Proverbs • Chapter 1 (33 verses)

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David , king of Israel ; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; Mentions: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel .

Proverbs 2
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Proverbs • Chapter 2 (22 verses)

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

Proverbs 3
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Proverbs • Chapter 3 (35 verses)

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Proverbs 4
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Proverbs • Chapter 4 (27 verses)

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

Proverbs 5
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Proverbs • Chapter 5 (23 verses)

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Proverbs 6
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Proverbs • Chapter 6 (35 verses)

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble ...

Proverbs 7
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Proverbs • Chapter 7 (27 verses)

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. Mentions: Egypt .

Scripture Passages (24)

Proverbs 28:28 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 28:5 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

Proverbs 28:1 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Proverbs 28:3 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Proverbs 28:9 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Proverbs 28:4 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Proverbs 28:13 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Proverbs 28:14 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Proverbs 28:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Proverbs 28:23 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

Proverbs 28:11 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.

Proverbs 28:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

Proverbs 28:18 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Proverbs 28:21 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

Proverbs 28:26 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Proverbs 28:16 (KJV)
Proverbs 28 KJV

The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

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