7Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. …
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. …
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)This passage of story had been largely considered in the Kings; yet, because our Saviour has proposed it as an example to us in our enquiries after him (Matt. 12:42), we must not pass it over without observing briefly, 1. Those who honour God he will honour , 1 Sam. 2:30. Solomon had greatly honoured God, in building, beautifying, and dedicating the temple; all his wisdom and all his wealth were e…
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