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My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
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Guard Wisdom Like Treasure
Commentators agree that the command is to keep "sound wisdom and discretion" constantly in view. Albert Barnes emphasizes that we should watch over these virtues as one would guard "priceless treasures," highlighting their immense value and the need for constant vigilance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let not them depart—that is, the wisdom and discretion of the following clause. Keep your eye on them, as one who watches over pric…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My son, let not them depart from your eyes Meaning not the things done by Wisdom; though it is good to contemplate h…
Let us not allow Christ's words to depart from us, but keep sound wisdom and discretion; then we will walk safely in His ways. The natural life, an…
