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4In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
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And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. …
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)Here is, I. A very serious and weighty question concerning the characters of a citizen of Zion (Ps. 14:1): “ Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? Let me know who shall go to heaven.” Not, who by name (in this way the Lord only knows those that are his), but who by description: “What kind of people are those whom thou wilt own and crown with distinguishing and everlasting favours?” This suppos…
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