God will be the Friend of a man in whose spirit there is no guile; this honour have all the saints.
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Proverbs 22:11
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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 22:11Here is, 1. The qualification of an accomplished, a complete gentleman, that is fit to be employed in public business. He must be an honest man, a man that loves pureness of heart and hates all impurity, not only pure f…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 22:11He that loveth pureness of heart; he who strives to be pure m heart (Matthew 5:8), free from guile, lust, cupidity, vice of every kind. The next clause carries on the description of the perfect character, and is best tr…Joseph S. Exell and contributors