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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Proverbs 1:3

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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To receive . . . of wisdom--For receiving that discipline which discretion imparts. The Hebrew for "wisdom" differs from that of Pro 1:2, and denotes rather discreet counsel. Compare the opposite traits of the fool (Pro 16:22). justice . . . equity--all the attributes of one upright in all his relations to God and man.
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