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Proverbs 5:14 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 5 · verse 14
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.Proverbs 5:14 · King James Version
Proverbs 5:14 in context
12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- congregationqâhâlassemblageH6951 →
- almostmᵉʻaṭa little or fewH4592 →
- midsttâveka bisectionH8432 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
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Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God's name, he demands attention;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14