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Proverbs 11:20
Proverbs 11:20
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Proverbs 11 — OverviewProverbs 11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWeighty Sayings.Proverbs 11 — OverviewProverbs 11 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 11 is a gallery of contrasts: honest versus dishonest, proud versus humble, generous versus greedy, righteous versus wicked. Every pairing teaches the same underlying truth — God sees all things, and He rewards…Proverbs 11:20Proverbs 11:20 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIt concerns us to know what God hates and what he loves, that we may
govern ourselves accordingly, may avoid his displeasure and recommend
ourselves to his favour. Now here we are told, 1. That nothing is more…Proverbs 11:20Proverbs 11:20 · Little Bible — for children and parents'Froward' means twisted or perverse — a heart set against God's ways. Such a heart is abominable to God. But the upright heart — aligned with God's truth and ways — brings Him delight. God looks at the heart first.…Proverbs 11:20Proverbs 11:20 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThey that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the Lord,.... Such as are men of perverse dispositions and principles; that are contrary to the light of nature, the law of God, and Gospel of Christ; who, like the…
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