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A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A brutish man does not know—A man who is stupid and like the beasts or brutes; that is, a man whose tastes and propensities are like t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A brutish man. —The Hebrew is apparently from a root meaning “to eat,” and so refers to the man of mere animal nature, who lives f…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

He looks at nature, and as he sees its varied operations, he observes what he calls certain eternal laws, but he does not see the power behind thos…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The foolish man shall not know them. This is added appropriately, to inform us that the fault lies with ourselves, in not praising the Div…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

A brutish man knows not the lovingkindness of the Lord, and his faithfulness, nor how to show them forth, nor his great w…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is a privilege that we are admitted to praise the Lord, and hope to be accepted in the morning and every night; not only on Sabbath days, but ev…

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