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Proverbs 15:27
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25 aThe Lord will destroy the house of the proud,
But bHe will establish the boundary of the widow. 
26 aThe thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
bBut the words of the pure are pleasant. 
27 aHe who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who hates bribes will live. 
28 The heart of the righteous astudies how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil. 
29 aThe Lord is far from the wicked,
But bHe hears the prayer of the righteous. 
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Proverbs 15:27

Gifts - There is a special application to the office of the judge. The Aramaic Targum paraphrases the first words of this passage as: "he who gathers the mammon of unrighteousness," using the words with special reference to wealth obtained by unjust judgments. May we infer that Christ' s adoption of that phrase Luke 16:9 had a point of contact with this proverb, through the version then popularly used in the synagogues of Palestine?




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Proverbs 15:27:

Psalms 10:3
Habakkuk 2:10

 

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