19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. …
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-19)Here Solomon gives another general rule to young people, in order to their finding out, and keeping in, the paths of wisdom, and that is to take heed of the snare of bad company. David’s psalms begin with this caution, and so do Solomon’s proverbs; for nothing is more destructive, both to a lively devotion and to a regular conversation (Prov. 1:10): “ My son , whom I love, and have a tender concer…
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