Proverbs 28:1 says, The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.  The wicked have a guilty conscience, making them think that someone is always after them.  Verse two states, For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.  The world is full of leaders who deny God, and the world suffers for it.  We, as followers of Christ, should be people of knowledge and understanding and stand up against the evil in the world.  Verse three declares, A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.  Poor people too often look down on other poor people.  Even if we are poor materially, as followers of Christ we are rich in His blessings and are called on to share with others as much as we can.  Verse four says, They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.  People who break the law tend to praise others who do so as well.  If we keep the law, especially God's law, we will always stand against evil, even if that evil is done under the pretence of following God's will.  Verse five states, Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.  As followers of Christ, we must understand that this judgment of God is coming, if not in this world, then in the everlasting world to come.  Evil people, those who deny God, also deny that judgment will one day come.  The only way that we can stand redeemed before God is by accepting Jesus as our Savior and Lord.  Verse six proclaims, Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.  We are better of poor and under the Lordship of Christ than we are rich in material things without a right relationship with God.  Our relationship with God is all that is everlasting.  Verse seven says, Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.  We can apply this to our earthly fathers, but it is especially true of our heavenly Father.  Obeying the law should always make our earthly father proud, but it will definitely make our heavenly Father proud of us.  Verse eight states, He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.  Matthew Henry says this means that those things gained by dishonest means will not last, and that at some point they may be used to help the poor.  This would mean someone who follows God's will who inherits things that have been attained through dishonest means should use those things to help the poor.  Verse nine declares, He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.  We cannot ignore the law, especially God's law, and then expect Him to hear our prayers.  If we expect God to hear our prayers, we must come to Him in honesty and humility.  Verse ten states, Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.  This is a warning against leading the righteous, those who follow God, astray.  If someone does this, that person is setting up their own fall.  Verse eleven says, The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.  Some people equate riches with being wise, but even the poor should realize that true wisdom comes only from God.  Verse twelve states, When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.   When the righteous, those who follow God, rule, a nation prospers for all the people.  This doesn't mean that the nation is rich materially necessarily, but that that there is peace and security in the land.  When the wicked rule, the righteous man is hidden.  Verse thirteen declares, He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.  Even as followers of Christ, if we sin, we must still confess our sins to God.  We cannot just claim that they don't matter because we are already forgiven through the sacrifice of Christ.  Verse fourteen adds, Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.  Once more, this fear means having an awesome respect for God.  It is not to be a sometime thing, but a continual one.