All our powers and faculties are from God, and are to be employed for him.
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Proverbs 20:12
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:1-30EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 20:12Note, 1. God is the God of nature, and all the powers and faculties of nature are derived from him and depend upon him, and therefore are to be employed for him. It was he that formed the eye and planted the ear (Psalm…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:12God our Maker Truly we are "wonderfully made;" and "the hand that made us is Divine." The human ear and eye are— I. INSTANCES OF DIVINE SKILL AND POWER. That we should be able, by means of this small apparatus included…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them. This apothegm, which seems to be nothing but a trite truism, brings to notice many important consequences. First, there is the result noted in P…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:12-19Religion, industry, prudence, and honesty I. GOD THE SOURCE OF ALL GOOD. 1. Of all bodily good. The eye, the ear, with all their wondrous mechanism, with all their rich instrumentality of enjoyment, are from him. 2. Of…Joseph S. Exell and contributors