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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 17:5

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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He that is glad at calamities - A temper common at all times as the most hateful form of evil; the Greek ἐπιχαιρεκακία epichairekakia. The sins spoken of in both clauses occur also in Job’s vindication of his integrity Proverbs 31:13, Proverbs 31:29. return to 'Top of Page'
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