6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. …
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)The prophet doubts not but it would be of use to others to know what had passed between God and his soul, what temptations he had been assaulted with and how he had got over them; and therefore he here tells us, I. What liberty he humbly took, and was graciously allowed him, to reason with God concerning his judgments, Jer. 12:1. He is about to plead with God, not to quarrel with him, or find faul…
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