20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
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Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. …
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. …
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20)Note, 1. Prudence gains men respect and success: He that handles a matter wisely (that is master of his trade and makes it to appear he understands what he undertakes, that is considerate in his affairs, and, when he speaks or writes on any subject, does it pertinently) shall find good , shall come into good repute, and perhaps may make a good hand of it. 2. But it is piety only that will secure m…
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