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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 1:22

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Compare the Psalms 1:1 note. (1) The “simple,” literally, “open,” i. e. fatally open to evil; (2) the “scorners,” mocking at all good; (3) lastly, the “fools” in the sense of being hardened, obstinate, perverse, hating the knowledge they have rejected. return to 'Top of Page'
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