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19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:19 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 19)That is, 1. The wicked are oftentimes impoverished and brought low, so that they are forced to beg, their wickedness having reduced them to straits; while good men, by the blessing of God, are enriched, and enabled to give, and do give, even to the evil; for where God grants life we must not deny a livelihood. 2. Sometimes God extorts, even from bad men, an acknowledgement of the excellency of God...
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