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9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:9 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 6-9)To recommend wisdom to us, and to quicken us to the diligent use of all the means for the getting of wisdom, Solomon here shows that fools are fit for nothing; they are either sottish men, who will never think and design at all, or vicious men, who will never think and design well. 1. They are not fit to be entrusted with any business, not fit to go on an errand (Prov. 26:6): He that does but send...
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