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Proverbs 21:29

Proverbs 21:29
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

A wicked man hardeneth his face,.... Against all corrections and reproofs of parents, masters, ministers, and others; he…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Directeth - i. e., Makes straight and firm. On one side it is the callousness of guilt; on the other side it is the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Here is, 1. The presumption and impudence of a wicked man: He hardens his face - brazens it, that he may not blush -…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

directeth Or, ordereth, R.V. corrigit, Vulg. There is another reading, noticed in the marg. both of A.V. and R.V.,…