The power which many abuse, will soon fail them.
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Proverbs 22:8
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-29EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 22:1-16The theme of the earlier part of the chapter may be said to be the good name: the blessings in the possession of it, and the conditions for the acquirement of it—partly negatively, partly positively, described.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 22:6-12Means to the preservation of the good name I. EARLY TRAINING. (Proverbs 22:6.) The young twig must be early bent. Experience teaches us that nothing in the world is so mighty for good or evil as custom; and therefore, s…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 22:8Note, 1. Ill-gotten gains will not prosper: He that sows iniquity, that does an unjust thing in hopes to get by it, shall reap vanity; what he gets will never do him any good nor give him any satisfaction. He will meet…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; shall gain nothing substantial, shall have nothing to show for his pains. But aven also means "calamity," "trouble," as Proverbs 12:21; so the gnome expresses the truth that th…Joseph S. Exell and contributors