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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The poor useth entreaties,.... Or "supplications" (a); he is an humble supplicant to others for favours he asks in a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Note the paradox. The poor man, of whom one might expect roughness, supplicates; the rich, well nurtured, from whom one…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. Poverty, though many inconveniences to the body attend it, has often a good effect upon the spirit, for it…
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