Man's neglect of God's favour and his own interest is very absurd.
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Proverbs 17:16
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryTrue FriendshipTwo things are here spoken of with astonishment:—1. God's great goodness to foolish man, in putting a price into his hand to get wisdom, to get knowledge and grace to fit him for both worlds. We have rational souls, the…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:16-20Light in the head, love in the heart I. MONEY USELESS WITHOUT SENSE. (Proverbs 17:16.) The true view of money is that of means to ends. But if the ends are not seen, or, being seen, are not earnestly desired, of what av…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom? A fool thinks that there is a royal road to wisdom, and that it, like other things, is to be purchased with reentry. Vulgate, Quid prodest stulto habere di…Joseph S. Exell and contributors