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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 22:28

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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A protest against the grasping covetousness Isaiah 5:8 which is regardless of the rights of the poor upon whose inheritance men encroach (compare the margin reference). The not uncommon reference of the words to the “landmarks” of thought or custom, however, natural and legitimate, is foreign to the mind of the writer. return to 'Top of Page'
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