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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 15:27

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Commentary on the Old Testament
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · 19th-century historical commentary
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27 Whoever does service to \[servit\] avarice troubleth his own house; But he that hateth gifts shall live. Regarding בּצע בּצע, vid., at Pro 1:19, and regarding עכר בּיתו, Pro 11:29, where it is subject, but here object.; Pro 28:16 is a variation of 27b. מתּנות are here gifts in the sense of Ecc 7:7, which pervert judgment, and cause respect of persons. The lxx from this point mingles together a series of proverbs with those of the following chapter. Proverbs 15:28
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