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The Eagerness of Evil
Commentators emphasize that this verse portrays sinners as not just evil, but actively and eagerly so. Their 'feet run' and they 'make haste,' indicating a zealous, deliberate rush toward violence. This horrible eagerness is presented as the primary reason the reader should refuse to join them.
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Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 1:16
19th Century
Bishop
For their feet ...—The first reason against taking part with them: the horrible nature of the crime they are committing.<…
John Gill
On Proverbs 1:16
17th Century
Pastor
For their feet run to evil
To the evil of sin, to commit robberies and murder, and all manner of iniquity; they are …
Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 1:10–19
17th Century
Minister
Wicked people are zealous in seducing others into the paths of the destroyer: sinners love company in sin. But they have so much the more to answer…