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He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck Will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.
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The Warning Against Stubbornness
Commentators explain that this verse describes a person who repeatedly ignores correction from many sources, including parents, ministers, Scripture, and God's providence. 'Hardening the neck' is a metaphor for a stubborn, willful refusal to submit to God's guidance and bear His 'easy yoke,' as one scholar puts it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Shall be destroyed - literally, “shall be broken” (Proverbs 6:15). Emphasis is placed on the suddenness of the long-delayed retr…
19th Century
Anglican
Hardens his neck. —And will not bear the easy yoke of God ().
Shall suddenly be destroyed. —Liter…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He that being often reported hardeneth [his] neck Or "a man of reproofs" F4 ; either a man that takes upo…
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