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They are all plain to him who understands, Right to those who find knowledge.
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Spiritual, Not Intellectual, Clarity
Commentators stress that wisdom's words are not plain to just anyone with natural intelligence. True understanding requires spiritual enlightenment. Scholars like Ellicott and Gill explain, referencing 1 Corinthians 2, that God's truths are discerned by the Spirit and can seem like foolishness to the 'natural man' who lacks it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Words of the ideal Wisdom, which find their highest fulfillment in that of the Incarnate Word. Compare Luke 4:22; Matthew 11:19.
19th Century
Anglican
They are all plain ...—Because the secret of the Lord is (only) with them that fear Him (Psalms 25:14), and G…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They [are] all plain to him that understands Whose understanding is enlightened by the Spirit of God; who is a spiri…
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