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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 11:24

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Withholdeth more than is meet - i. e., Is sparing and niggardly where he ought to give. The contrast is stated in the form of a paradox, to which the two following verses supply the answer. Some render, “There is that withholdeth from what is due,” i. e., from a just debt, or from the generosity of a just man. return to 'Top of Page'
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