Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
In Context
27One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
Cross References
Esther 8:17In every province and in every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness, joy, a feast and a holiday. Many from among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.
Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
Acts 12:23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:28
27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. Here is, 1. A promise to the charitable: He that gives to the poor shall himself be never the poorer for so doing; he shall not lack. If he have but little, and so be in danger of lacking, let him give out of his little, and that will prevent it from coming to nothing; as the bounty of the widow of Sarepta to Elijah (for whom she made a little cake first) saved what she had, when it was reduced to a handful of… Read the whole commentary →