There is nothing got by ill designs. And many have paid dear for an unbridled tongue.
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Proverbs 17:20
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:16-20Light in the head, love in the heart I. MONEY USELESS WITHOUT SENSE. (Proverbs 17:16.) The true view of money is that of means to ends. But if the ends are not seen, or, being seen, are not earnestly desired, of what av…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 17:20Note, 1. Framing ill designs will be of no advantage to us; there is nothing got by them: He that has a froward heart, that sows discord and is full of resentment, cannot promise himself to get by it sufficient to count…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good. (For "froward," see on Proverbs 11:20; for "find good," on Proverbs 16:20.) The perverse, wilful man shall not prosper, shall win no blessing in his worldly matters, much le…Joseph S. Exell and contributors