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Proverbs 29:3
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:3
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1-7Private morality and the public weal I. TRUTHS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT. 1. The obstinate offender and his doom. (Proverbs 29:1.) The repeated complaint against Israel was that they were a "stiff-necked people." Self-willed,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1-27EXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 29:3Both the parts of this verse repeat what has been often said, but, on comparing them together, the sense of them will be enlarged from each other. 1. Be it observed, to the honour of a virtuous young man, that he loves…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:3The first hemistich is a variation of Proverbs 10:1-32. I (where see note). Keepeth company with; literally, feedeth, as Proverbs 28:7. Harlots (see on Proverbs 6:26). Such vice leads to the wasting of substance (Luke 1…Joseph S. Exell and contributors