This speaks very plainly what many wise and good men feel very strongly, how grievous it is to have a foolish, wicked child.
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Proverbs 17:21
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:1-28Proverbs 17:1-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONMatthew Henry on Proverbs 17:21Proverbs 17:21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis expresses that very emphatically which many wise and good men feel very sensibly, what a grievous vexatious thing it is to have a foolish wicked child. See here, 1. How uncertain all our creature-comforts are, so t…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:21Proverbs 17:21 · The Pulpit CommentaryHe that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow (comp. Proverbs 17:25). The words for "fool" in the two clauses are different. Here it is kesil, which implies bold, self-confident folly, the worst form of the vies; in t…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:21-28Proverbs 17:21-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryVaried experiences of good and evil in life We may divide them into the sorrowful, the joyous, and the mixed experiences. I. SAD EXPERIENCES. The sorrow of thankless children. (Proverbs 17:21, Proverbs 17:25.) To name i…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 17:21This expresses that very emphatically which many wise and good men feel very sensibly, what a grievous vexatious thing it is to have a foolish wicked child. See here, 1. How uncertain all our creature-comforts are, so t…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:21-28Varied experiences of good and evil in life We may divide them into the sorrowful, the joyous, and the mixed experiences. I. SAD EXPERIENCES. The sorrow of thankless children. (Proverbs 17:21, Proverbs 17:25.) To name i…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow (comp. Proverbs 17:25). The words for "fool" in the two clauses are different. Here it is kesil, which implies bold, self-confident folly, the worst form of the vies; in t…Joseph S. Exell and contributors