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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 23:5

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Set thine eyes - literally, as in the margin, i. e., “gaze eagerly upon;” and then we get an emphatic parallelism with the words that follow, “they fly away as an eagle toward heaven;” “certainly make themselves wings.” return to 'Top of Page'
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