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Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Set your eyes - literally, as in the margin, that is, “gaze eagerly upon;” and then we get an emphatic parallelism with the words that follo…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They fly away.— Rather, As an eagle that flies toward heaven, far beyond your reach.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Wilt you set your eyes upon that which is not ?
&c.] The Vulgate Latin version is, ``do not lift up thine eyes to ri…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Do not be among those who desire to be rich. The things of this world are not happiness and a portion for a soul; those who hold them ever so firml…

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