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The 'Man of Belial'
Commentators explain that the phrase "a worthless person" is literally "a man of Belial" in Hebrew. This term describes someone who is not just useless but actively lawless and unprofitable to God or society. John Gill notes that Belial is a name for the devil, suggesting this person acts like a child of Satan, wholly given to wickedness.
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Albert Barnes
On Proverbs 6:12
18th Century
Theologian
A naughty person - literally, “a man of Belial,” that is, a worthless man (see the Deuteronomy 13:13 note). This is the portrait of the man …
Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 6:12
19th Century
Bishop
(k). Eleventh Discourse: — Against Deceit and Malice (Proverbs 6:12–19).
A naughty person.— Ac…
John Gill
On Proverbs 6:12
17th Century
Pastor
A naughty person, a wicked man
Or, "a man of Belial, a man of iniquity" F23 . The former signifies an unp…
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Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 6:12–19
17th Century
Minister
If the slothful are to be condemned, who do nothing, how much more those who do all the evil they can. Observe how such a man is described. He says…