Proverbs 28:17

Proverbs 28:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
• New International Version (NIV)Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If one is burdened with the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit; Let no one help him.

Context of Proverbs 28:17

15Asa roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So isa wicked ruler over a poor people. 16The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; Buthe that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him. 18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered; But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. 19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Proverbs 28:17 word by word

אָ֭דָם עָשֻׁ֣ק בְּדַם־נָפֶשׁ עַד־בּ֥וֹר יָ֝נ֗וּס אַל־יִתְמְכוּ־בֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• personנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953

Cross-references for Proverbs 28:17

• Genesis 9:6Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
• Exodus 21:14And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
• Numbers 35:14Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
• 1 Kings 21:19And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
• 2 Kings 9:26Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith Jehovah; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith Jehovah. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of Jehovah.
• 2 Chronicles 24:21And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.
• Matthew 27:4saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.
• Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.

Commentaries on Proverbs 28:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17That doeth violence to the blood - He who either slays the innocent, or procures his destruction, may flee to hide himself: but let none give him protection. The law demands his life, because he is a murderer; and let none deprive justice of its claim. Murder is the most horrid crime in the sight of God and man; it scarcely ever goes unpunished, and is universally execrated.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The case of willful murder, not the lesser crime of manslaughter for which the cities of refuge were appointed. One, with that guilt on his soul, is simply hasting on to his own destruction. Those who see him must simply stand aloof, and let God‘s judgments fulfill themselves.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17Verse 17 The murderer shall be haunted with terrors. None shall desire to save him from deserved punishment, nor pity him.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17burdened by bloodguilt: See 1 Samuel 25:31; Romans 2:15; 13:5; compare Hebrews 10:22. let no one support him: Murder is so serious that a fine cannot replace the death penalty (see Numbers 35:32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. doeth violence ... blood, &c.--or, that is oppressed by the blood of life (Ge 9:6), which he has taken. to the pit--the grave or destruction (Pr 1:12; Job 33:18-24; Psa 143:7). stay him--sustain or deliver him.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings