Bill Fitzhenry's Thoughts For Today
Proverbs 28:1, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15, 18, 28

Proverbs 28
1 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
But such as keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek the LORD understand all.
10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He himself will fall into his own pit;
But the blameless will inherit good.
12 When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory;
But when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.
15 Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over poor people.
18 Whoever walks blamelessly will be saved,
But he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
28 When the wicked arise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs states all virtue and fault in absolute terms. We may never see absolute evil and surely will not see absolute righteousness, but we must acknowledge the fact of their existence.
Proverbs 28 gives in descriptive terms eight ways to recognize wickedness or evil about us in our daily lives.
Vs 1 The wicked person’s caution is the result of fear and a bad conscience.
Vs 4 The support of the wicked is by those who hate God’s law and do not want the restraints that come with it.
Vs 5 Justice is not the concern of evil men. They do not study it, desire it or support it. Justice is accidental to them.
Vs 10 Those who promote evil will find that it is self destructive.
Vs 12 When wicked men rule there are no winners. There is no redeeming virtue in sin.
Vs 15 Wicked rulers never favor the poor. They always are destructive to them.
Vs 18 The devious conduct of the wicked will prove to be their downfall.
Vs 28 Two impossibilities for truly wicked rulers: they cannot endear themselves to their subjects and they cannot promote righteousness.