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Don't Worship 'Success'
Commentators explain that this verse is a direct warning against the human tendency to admire and envy those who achieve wealth and power through violence or oppression. Albert Barnes calls this a protest against the "worship of success." The verse commands believers to look past the worldly prosperity of the unjust and not desire their position or possessions.
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Albert Barnes
On Proverbs 3:27–35
18th Century
Theologian
A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims.
From them to whom it is due – litera…
John Gill
On Proverbs 3:31
17th Century
Pastor
Envy you not the oppressor The man that gets wealth and riches by acts of injustice, by oppressing the poor, by rapine an…
Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 3:27–35
17th Century
Minister
Our duty is to observe the precepts of Christ and to copy his example. We are to do justice, to love mercy, and to beware of covetousness. We are a…