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25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

Proverbs 20:25

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 25)

Two things, by which God is greatly affronted, men are here said to be ensnared by, and entangled not only in guilt, but in trouble and ruin at length:—1. Sacrilege, men’s alienating holy things and converting them to their own use, which is here called devouring them. What is devoted in any way to the service and honour of God, for the support of religion and divine worship or the relief of the p...

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