Ecclesiastes 7:6
“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool,.... As thorns are weak, useless, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
As the crackling of thorns - Noisy while it lasts, and quickly extinguished. See Psa 58:9 note.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
In these verses Solomon lays down some great truths which seem paradoxes to the unthinking part, that is, the far…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
As the crackling of thorns under a pot As in Ecc 7:1 the epigrammatic proverb is pointed by a play of alliterative…
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