Proverbs 29:13
“The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The poor and the deceitful man meet together,.... Or "the usurer" (q); who by usury, by fraud and deception, is…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Better, The poor and the oppressor. “Usurer,” as in the margin expresses the special form of oppression from which the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
This shows how wisely the great God serves the designs of his providence by persons of very different tempers,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
deceitful man Rather, oppressor. The rendering usurer, A.V. marg., which follows the LXX. δανειστής, and Vulg. creditor,…
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