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Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
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The Unsung Hero
Commentators explain that this verse illustrates a sad reality: a person's wisdom can save others, yet they can be completely forgotten, especially if they are poor. Matthew Henry notes that good people must often find satisfaction in the act of doing good itself, rather than expecting praise or reward from the world.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A parable probably without foundation in fact. Critics who ascribe this book to a late age offer no better suggestion than that the “little city” m…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now there was found in it a poor wise man Christ, who is man, though not a mere man, but God as well as man; who was so i…
A man may, by his wisdom, accomplish what he could never do by his strength. If God be for us, who can be against us? Or who can stand bef…
