John Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 8:2

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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She standeth in the top of high places, etc.] To be both seen and heard, for which reason Christ went up into a mountain and preached, (<400501>Matthew 5:1); by the way; the roadside, to instruct and direct passengers as they go along, to show them the right way, and caution them against taking wrong ways; so did Christ, (<401606>Matthew 16:6 22:16); in the places of the paths; or, “between the paths”f210; where more ways than one met together, and so difficult to know which was the right path to take; here Christ stands in the ministry of the word to direct, and says, “this is the way, walk ye in it”, (<233021>Isaiah 30:21); and as there are many ways which are proposed to men to walk in, some of open profaneness and impiety, and others that have a show of religion and devotion, but both lead men wrong; the ministers of Christ show, and he by them, the way of salvation, and how to avoid such as lead to destruction, (<441617>Acts 16:17).

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