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For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
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Folly is Moral, Not Mental
Commentators stress that the "fool" in this verse is not someone lacking intelligence, but someone who is morally corrupt and wicked. Their foolish speech and iniquitous actions are the natural result of their inner character. As Albert Barnes notes, the Hebrews saw sin as the highest form of folly. This verse reveals that a person's words and deeds inevitably expose the state of their heart.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the vile person - Hebrew, ‘The fool.’ This word more properly expresses the idea than ‘vile person.’ The Hebrews used the name …
19th Century
Anglican
The vile person will speak villany. —Another echo, like that of Isaiah 28:23-29, of the teaching of the Book of Proverbs.…
16th Century
Protestant
For the vile person will speak vileness. We might also translate it, “The wicked man will speak wickedly,” for נבלה (nĕbālāh) den…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the vile person will speak villainy Or, "a fool will utter folly" F7 ; a man that has no understandin…
Christ our righteous King, and his true disciples, are evidently intended here. The consolations and graces of his Spirit are like rivers of water …
13th Century
Catholic
Behold, a king will reign in justice. This is the third part of the warning, in which the prophet describes their liberation fro…
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