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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But her end is bitter as wormwood,.... Which is opposed to the honeycomb her lips are said to drop; so that, as Juvenal…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Wormwood - In Eastern medicine this herb, the absinthium of Greek and Latin botanists, was looked upon as poisonous…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 5:1-14
Here we have,
I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
wormwood The reference is perhaps not merely to the bitterness, but to the noxiousnessof this herb. See Deu 29:18, and…
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