Proverbs 10:14
“Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wise men lay up knowledge,.... Which they get by reading, prayer, meditation, hearing the word of God, and conversation…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Lay up - The point of the maxim is that the wise man reserves what he has to say for the right time, place, and persons…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Observe, 1. It is the wisdom of the wise that they treasure up a stock of useful knowledge, which will be their…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
near destruction Rather, is a near, or imminent (R.V. a present) destruction: "it is like a house ready to fall at any…
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