Proverbs 28:17
a Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, and give honour to thy soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
In Context
16A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.
18He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled therein.
Cross References
Genesis 9:6He that sheds man's blood, instead of that blood shall his own be shed, for in the image of God I made man.
Numbers 35:14Ye shall assign three cities on the other side of Jordan, and ye shall assign three cities in the land of Chanaan.
2 Samuel 13:34And Abessalom escaped: and the young man the watchman lifted up his eyes, and looked; and, behold, much people went in the way behind him from the side of the mountain in the descent: and the watchman came and told the king, and said, I have seen men by the way of Oronen, by the side of the mountain.
1 Kings 2:29And it was told Solomon, saying, Joab has fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and lo! he has hold of the horns of the altar. And king Solomon sent to Joab, saying, + 2:29 Gr. What has happened to thee?What ails thee, that thou hast fled to the altar? and Joab said, Because I was afraid of thee, and fled for refuge to the Lord. And Solomon sent Banæas son of Jodae, saying, Go and slay him, and bury him.
1 Kings 21:23And the servants of the king of Syria, even they said, The God of Israel is a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; therefore has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them.
2 Chronicles 24:21And they conspired against him, and stoned him by command of king Joas in the court of the Lord's house.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:17
16 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. Two 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 of good magistrates, men fearing God and hating covetousness ( Exod. xviii. 21 ), not only not being covetous, but hating it, and shaking the hands from the holding of bribes.… Read the whole commentary →