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To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Above ... beneath - The one path is all along upward, leading to the highest life. It rescues the “wise” from the other, which is all along …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The way of life is above to the wise. These words sound like a faint echo of such passages as Philippians 3:20;[Referenc…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The way of life [is] above to the wise
Of "the way of life"; (See Gill on Proverbs 10:17); this is said to …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A good man sets his affections on things above; his way leads directly there.

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