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Goodness is a Gift of Grace
Commentator John Gill explains that no person is good by nature. A 'good man' is one who has been made good by the grace of God. This person obtains God's favor not by earning it, but by drawing it out 'as out of a fountain' through faith and prayer. It is a gift, not a wage.
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Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 12:2
19th Century
Bishop
A good man. — The corresponding phrase, “a man of wicked devices,” that is, who plots against his neighbor, fixes the sense of “go…
John Gill
On Proverbs 12:2
17th Century
Pastor
A good [man] obtaineth favour of the Lord
One that is made so by the grace of God, for no man is so naturally; there…
Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 12:2
17th Century
Minister
The man who covers selfish and vicious designs under the guise of religion or friendship will be condemned.