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So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man shall perish,
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The Rootless Life
Commentators explain that to "forget God" is to live a life that ignores His existence, commands, and blessings. This lifestyle is compared to a marsh plant that looks lush and green but has no deep roots. It may flourish when circumstances are easy, but it quickly withers under pressure because it lacks a true, life-sustaining connection to God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
So are the paths of all that forget God — This is clearly a part of the quotation from the sayings of the ancients. The word “paths” here …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So [are] the paths of all that forget God Who forget that there is a God; he is not in all, and scarce in any of the…
Bildad speaks insightfully about hypocrites and evildoers, and the fatal end of all their hopes and joys. He proves this truth—the destruction of t…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding verses, Bildad of Shuah defended the same opinion that Eliphaz the Temanite had proposed: that those who are divinely punished for…
