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Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Hard - The primary meaning of the original word is permanence (Micah 6:2). This may be applied as here to the hard dry rock, to …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Good understanding gives favour.— Compare the union of “wisdom” and “favour with God and man” (Luke 2:52).

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Good understanding gives favour
A good understanding in things natural and civil gives favour among men; and so a go…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The way of sinners is hard on others, and hard on the sinner himself. The service of sin is slavery; the road to hell is strewn with the thorns and…

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