"It`s no good, it`s no good," says the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Naught - Bad, worthless (2 Kings 2:19).

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

It is naught, saith the buyer.—He disparages the goods he wants to purchase.

Then he boasteth.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

[It is] naught, [it is] naught, says the buyer
When he comes to the shop of the seller, or to market to buy goods, h…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

People use schemes to get a good bargain and to buy cheaply; whereas a person ought to be ashamed of fraud and a lie.

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