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22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Proverbs 21:22

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 22)

Note, 1. Those that have power are apt to promise themselves great things from their power. The city of the mighty thinks itself impregnable, and therefore its strength is the confidence thereof , what it boasts of and trust in, bidding defiance to danger. 2. Those that have wisdom, though they are so modest as not to promise much, often perform great things, even against those that are so confide...

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