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Sin's Inseparable Shadow
All commentators agree on the core message: wickedness and shame are inseparable. As Matthew Henry concisely states, 'As soon as sin entered, shame followed.' The verse teaches that contempt and reproach are not just possible punishments for sin, but its natural and inevitable consequence.
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18th Century
Theologian
With ignominy - Better, together with baseness comes reproach. The outer shame follows close upon the inner.
19th Century
Bishop
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt. — Compare to the whole burden of Psalm 106, that sorrow and shame foll…
17th Century
Pastor
When the wicked comes, [then] comes also contempt When he comes into the world, as Aben Ezra; as soon as he is born, he i…
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17th Century
Minister
As soon as sin entered, shame followed.