Proverbs 14:22
“Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Do they not err that devise evil?.... Certainly they do; they go astray from the right way, from the word of truth, from…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Err - In the sense of wandering from the right way, the way of life.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
See here, 1. How miserably mistaken those are that not only do evil, but devise it: Do they not err? Yes, certainly they…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The LXX. add:
They understand not mercy and faith who are devisers of evil,
But things merciful and faithful are with…
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