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Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; For emptiness shall be his reward.
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The Definition of Vanity
Commentators explain that "vanity" refers to anything unsubstantial that cannot provide true security. This includes worldly things like wealth, rank, and power, but also self-reliance, such as trusting in one's own righteousness. As Albert Barnes notes, these things are ultimately empty and will certainly give way when tested.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity - The sense is, “Let him not trust in vanity. He will be deceived. Vanity will be his …
19th Century
Anglican
Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity. —Or, Let him not trust in vanity deceiving himself. ([Reference 1 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity Every wicked man is deceived, either by Satan, who deceives the whole w…
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Eliphaz maintains that the wicked are certainly miserable, from which he would infer that the miserable are certainly wicked, and therefore that Jo…
13th Century
Catholic
After Eliphaz shows the anxieties and fear the wicked man suffers even in a state of prosperity, he now speaks about the bitter things that consume…
