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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 29:3

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Spendeth ... - The laws of parallelism would lead us to expect “troubleth his father,” but that is passed over as a thing about which the profligate would not care, and he is reminded of what comes home to him, that he is on the road to ruin. The king - The ruler, as the supreme fountain of all justice, and as the ideal judge, is contrasted with the taker of bribers. return to 'Top of Page'
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