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Proverbs 29:13 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 29 · verse 13
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.Proverbs 29:13 · King James Version
Proverbs 29:13 in context
11A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
13The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- lightenethʼôwrto be luminousH215 →
- deceitfultâkâkto disseverH8501 →
- togetherpâgashto come in contact with, whether by accident or violenceH6298 →
- poorrûwshto be destituteH7326 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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This shows how wisely the great God serves the designs of his providence by persons of very different tempers, capacities, and conditions in the world, even, 1. By those that are contrary the one to the other. Some are poor and forced to borrow;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary