28:1-13 – Proverbs of Solomon, written and set in Order by men of Hezekiah
28:1 – Sin, regardless of the viewpoint of men toward it, puts a person into a state of continual fear and self-condemnation.
28:9 – “The Law” means the Word of God. It includes everything that had been written up to the time of Solomon: the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, and many of the Psalms.
The thing that God is saying here is very important. If you want God to hear you, you must hear Him first. He has made it very clear that He does not listen to the prayer of the godless man. It is just sentimental twaddle to talk about the prayers of the godless man being answered in time of trouble.
28:10 – This is a law of God that is operative in this world. You can find this again and again as you go through the Word of God. For example, David by his sin brought scandal into his own family and his own home.
28:11 – Riches will minister to pride and conceit. They seem to go along together.
28:13 – This is a great proverb. It seems a common practice today for Christians to try to cover their sins. You will find in the average church that there is a bandage Band-Aid of silence wrapped over the cancer of sin. People don’t like to talk about it; in fact, they won’t admit its existence. They like to think they are very good. But we are told here, “But whoso confesseth and forsaken them shall have mercy.” And we have the New Testament version of this in 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” This does not refer to a public confession of sin; confessions is between you and the Lord, and sin should be dealt with. Trying to appear sinless before your little group of friends is a big mistake. If you confess and forsake your sin, you shall have mercy. How wonderful!