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Proverbs 28

Prov. 28:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Whoso keepeth
natsar (Hebrew #5341)
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
KJV usage: besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
Pronounce: naw-tsar'
Origin: a primitive root
the law
towrah (Hebrew #8451)
from 3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
KJV usage: law.
Pronounce: to-raw'
Origin: or torah {to-raw'}
is a wise
biyn (Hebrew #995)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
KJV usage: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
Pronounce: bene
Origin: a primitive root
son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
: but he that ηis a companion
ra`ah (Hebrew #7462)
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
KJV usage: X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
of riotous
zalal (Hebrew #2151)
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
KJV usage: blow down, glutton, riotous (eater), vile.
Pronounce: zaw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2107)
men shameth
kalam (Hebrew #3637)
properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
KJV usage: be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.
Pronounce: kaw-lawm'
Origin: a primitive root
his father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
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η
or, feedeth gluttons.

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keepeth.
Prov. 2:1‑6• 1My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee,
 2so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and thou apply thy heart to understanding;
 3yea, if thou criest after discernment and liftest up thy voice to understanding;
 4if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:
 5then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God.
 6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (Prov. 2:1‑6)
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Prov. 3:1‑35• 1My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;
 2for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.
 3Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
 4and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
 5Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
 6in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.
 7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
 8it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.
 9Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
 10so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
 11My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
 12for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
 13Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
 14For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.
 15She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.
 16Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.
 17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
 18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.
 19Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.
 20By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
 21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:
 22so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
 23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;
 24when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.
 25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
 26for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken.
 27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
 28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
 29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
 30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
 31Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
 32For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.
 33The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
 34He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
 35The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish. (Prov. 3:1‑35)
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Prov. 28:24• 24Whoso robbeth his father and his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, the same is the companion of a destroyer. (Prov. 28:24)
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Prov. 19:26• 26He that ruineth his father and chaseth away his mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach. (Prov. 19:26)
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Prov. 23:19‑22• 19Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.
 20Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh.
 21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.
 22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. (Prov. 23:19‑22)
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Prov. 29:3,15• 3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth his substance.
 15The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. (Prov. 29:3,15)
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Luke 15:13,30• 13And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.
 30but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. (Luke 15:13,30)
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1 Peter 4:3‑4• 3For the time past is sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, walking in lasciviousness, lusts, wine-drinking, revels, drinkings, and unhallowed idolatries.
 4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same sink of corruption, speaking injuriously of you; (1 Peter 4:3‑4)
is a companion of riotous men.
or, feedeth gluttons.
• Great is the joy a father finds when blessed with a careful, faithful son, who seeks to keep the commandments of God and the salutary ordinances of men for the Lord’s sake. He thereby manifests true intelligence. The father of a wild, reckless lad who finds his companions among riotous men, is put to shame by his son’s evil behavior. (“Proverbs Twenty-Eight” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Whoso observeth the law is a son that hath understanding; but he that is a companion of profligates bringeth shame to his father.