Proverbs 13:15
“Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Good understanding giveth favour,.... A good understanding in things natural and civil gives favour among men; and so a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Hard - The primary meaning of the original word is permanence (compare Deu 21:4; Mic 6:2). This may be applied as here…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
If we compare not only the end, but the way, we shall find that religion has the advantage; for, 1. The way of saints is…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
transgressors Rather, the treacherous, R.V.
hard rugged, R.V., i.e. harsh and forbidding, like a desert or rocky place…
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