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For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For the vile person - Hebrew, ‘The fool.’ This word more properly expresses the idea than ‘vile person.’ The Hebrews used the name …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The vile person will speak villany. —Another echo, like that of Isaiah 28:23-29, of the teaching of the Book of Proverbs.…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For the vile person will speak vileness. We might also translate it, “The wicked man will speak wickedly,” for נבלה (nĕbālāh) den…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the vile person will speak villainy
Or, "a fool will utter folly" F7 ; a man that has no understandin…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Christ our righteous King, and his true disciples, are evidently intended here. The consolations and graces of his Spirit are like rivers of water …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Behold, a king will reign in justice. This is the third part of the warning, in which the prophet describes their liberation fro…

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