The Meaning of Proverbs 22:28 Explained

Proverbs 22:28

KJV: Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

YLT: Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.

Darby: Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.

ASV: Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 22:28?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 22:28 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 22:28 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 22:28?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Remove  not the ancient  landmark,  which thy fathers  have set. 

What does Proverbs 22:28 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Moving boundaries in fields, usually marked by stone pillars or piles of stones (cairns), resulted in individuals losing and gaining property and wealth. In Israel, this was also a sin against God, since God owned and apportioned all the land (cf. Deuteronomy 19:14; Deuteronomy 27:17; Job 24:2). The warning is against appropriating someone else"s property, not disrespecting historical markers.
"Probably the boundary stone was moved annually only about an inconspicuous half-inch, which in time could add up to a sizeable land grab." [1]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 22

1  A good name is more desirable than great wealth

What do the individual words in Proverbs 22:28 mean?

not do remove the landmark ancient which have set your fathers
אַל־ תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עוֹלָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ

תַּ֭סֵּג  do  remove 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Jussive, second person masculine singular
Root: שׂוּג  
Sense: to move away, backslide, move, go, turn back.
גְּב֣וּל  the  landmark 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
עוֹלָ֑ם  ancient 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
עָשׂ֣וּ  have  set 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ  your  fathers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 22:28?

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Similar Scriptures for Proverbs 22:28

Proverbs 23:10 [5]
Deuteronomy 19:14 [5]
Deuteronomy 27:17 [5]
Job 24:2 [4]