A bargain made by fraud will prove a losing bargain in the end.
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Proverbs 20:23
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:23
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:1-30Proverbs 20:1-30 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:20-23Proverbs 20:20-23 · The Pulpit CommentarySmitten sins I. HATRED TO PARENTS. (Proverbs 20:20.) 1. It is unnatural beyond most vices, like hating the hand that lifts food to the mouth. 2. It is disobedience to a primary Divine command. 3. It incurs the Divine cu…Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:23Proverbs 20:23 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis is to the same purport with what was said Proverbs 20:20. 1. It is here repeated, because it is a sin that God doubly hates (as lying, which is of the same nature with this sin, is mentioned twice among the seven t…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:23Proverbs 20:23 · The Pulpit CommentaryThis is a repetition, with a slight variation, of Proverbs 20:10 and Proverbs 11:1 (where see notes). Is not good. A litotes, equivalent to "is very evil," answering to "abomination" in the first member. Septuagint, "is…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:23Proverbs 20:23 · The Pulpit Commentary(See homily on Proverbs 16:11.)—C.
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:1-30EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:20-23Smitten sins I. HATRED TO PARENTS. (Proverbs 20:20.) 1. It is unnatural beyond most vices, like hating the hand that lifts food to the mouth. 2. It is disobedience to a primary Divine command. 3. It incurs the Divine cu…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 20:23This is to the same purport with what was said Proverbs 20:20. 1. It is here repeated, because it is a sin that God doubly hates (as lying, which is of the same nature with this sin, is mentioned twice among the seven t…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:23This is a repetition, with a slight variation, of Proverbs 20:10 and Proverbs 11:1 (where see notes). Is not good. A litotes, equivalent to "is very evil," answering to "abomination" in the first member. Septuagint, "is…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:23(See homily on Proverbs 16:11.)—C.Joseph S. Exell and contributors