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Selected Verse: Proverbs 8:5 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Pr 8:5	King James	O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
wisdom--literally, "subtilty" in a good sense, or, "prudence." fools--as Pro 1:22.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

wisdom--literally, "subtilty" in a good sense, or, "prudence."

fools--as Pro 1:22.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Ye simple - Who want knowledge, and experience. Fools - Wilful sinners.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Ye simple - Who want knowledge, and experience. Fools - Wilful sinners.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
O ye simple - פתאים pethaim, ye that are deceived, and with flattering words and fair speeches deluded and drawn away. Ye fools - כסילים kesilim, ye stupid, stiffnecked, senseless people. That preaching is never likely to do much good, that is not pointed; specifying and describing vices, and charging them home on the consciences of transgressors. Where this is not done, the congregation is unconcerned; no man supposes he has any thing to do in the business, especially if the preacher takes care to tell them, "These were the crimes of Jews, Romans, Greeks, of the people at Corinth, Philippi, Thessalonica, Laodicea, and of heathens in general; but I hope better things of you, who have been born in a Christian land, and baptized in the Christian faith." Thus he arms their consciences in double brass against the good effects of his own teaching.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

O ye simple - פתאים pethaim, ye that are deceived, and with flattering words and fair speeches deluded and drawn away.

Ye fools - כסילים kesilim, ye stupid, stiffnecked, senseless people. That preaching is never likely to do much good, that is not pointed; specifying and describing vices, and charging them home on the consciences of transgressors. Where this is not done, the congregation is unconcerned; no man supposes he has any thing to do in the business, especially if the preacher takes care to tell them, "These were the crimes of Jews, Romans, Greeks, of the people at Corinth, Philippi, Thessalonica, Laodicea, and of heathens in general; but I hope better things of you, who have been born in a Christian land, and baptized in the Christian faith." Thus he arms their consciences in double brass against the good effects of his own teaching.

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