32And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; …
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 26-33)We have here the contests that had been between Isaac and the Philistines issuing in a happy peace and reconciliation. I. Abimelech pays a friendly visit to Isaac, in token of the respect he had for him, Gen. 26:26. Note, When a man’s ways please the Lord he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him , Prov. 16:7. Kings’ hearts are in his hands, and when he pleases he can turn them to favour h…
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