Proverbs 28:25

“of a proud heart--literally, "puffed up of soul"--that is, self-confident, and hence overbearing and litigious. made fat--or, "prosperous" (Pro 11:25; Pro 16:20).”

“Shall be made fat - He shall enjoy the two-fold blessing of abundance and tranquility (compare Proverbs 11:25). return to 'Top of Page'”

“Fat - Shall live happily and comfortably. Proverbs 28:26”

“28:25 Those who are greedy fight to control circumstances so as to gain riches. Trusting the Lord allows the wise to face life calmly and, ironically, to experience prosperity.”

“that is: Pro 10:12, Pro 13:10, Pro 15:18, Pro 21:24, Pro 22:10, Pro 29:22 he that putteth: Psa 84:12; Jer 17:7, Jer 17:8; Ti1 6:6 made: Pro 11:25, Pro 13:4, Pro 15:30; Isa 58:11 Proverbs 28:26”

“25 The covetous stirreth up strife; But he that trusteth in Jahve is richly comforted. Line first is a variation of Pro 15:18; רחב־נפשׁ is not to be interchanged with רחב־לב, Pro 21:4. He is of a wide heart who haughtily puffs himself up, of a wide soul (cf. with Schultens הרחיב נפשׁו, of the opening up of the throat, or of revenge, Isa 5:14; Hab 2:5) who is insatiably covetous; for לב is the spiritual, and נפשׁ the natural, heart of man, according to which the widening of the heart is the overstraining of self-consciousness, and the widening of the soul the overstraining of passion. Rightly the lxx, according to its original text: ἄπληστος ἀνὴρ κινεῖ (thus with Hitzig for κρινεῖ)…”