Proverbs 29:3
“Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father,.... He that is a philosopher, especially a religious one, that not only loves…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Spendeth ... - The laws of parallelism would lead us to expect “troubleth his father,” but that is passed over as a…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Both the parts of this verse repeat what has been often said, but, on comparing them together, the sense of them will be…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
wisdom regarded, as the second clause of the verse shews, as leading to purity of life. Comp. Pro 2:10; Pro…
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