Proverbs 24:15
“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again,.... This is to be understood of a truly just man; not of one…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Proverbs 24:15-16
The teaching of the proverb warns men not to attack or plot against the righteous. They will lose their labor, “Though…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 24:15-16
This is spoken, not so much by way of counsel to wicked men (they will not receive instruction, Pro 23:9), but rather in…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
O wickedman], Or, as a wickedman.
dwelling … resting place or pasture … fold(R.V. marg.); making the picture pastoral.
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