5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Evil manners, we say, beget good laws; and in like manner sometimes unjust reflections occasion just vindications; evil proverbs beget good prophecies. Here is, I. An evil proverb commonly used by the Jews in their captivity. We had one before (Ezek. 12:22) and a reply to it; here we have another. That sets God’s justice at defiance: “ The days are prolonged and every vision fails ; the threatenin…
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