Proverbs 8:31
“Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth,.... In that part of the earth which is habitable; in filling it with…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Wisdom rejoices yet more in the world as inhabited by God’s rational creatures. (compare Isa 45:18). Giving joy and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 8:22-31
That it is an intelligent and divine person that here speaks seems very plain, and that it is not meant of a mere…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the habitable part of his earth Rather, his habitable earth, R.V., lit. the habitable world of his earth. See Job 37:12,…
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