13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
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He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Prov. 5:1 , 2 . Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God’s name, he demands attention; for he writes by divine inspiration, and is a prophet, though he begins not with, Thus saith the Lord. “Attend, and bow thy ea…
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