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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 17:13

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Commentary on the Old Testament
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · 19th-century historical commentary
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13 He that returneth evil for good, From his house evil shall not depart. If ingratitude appertains to the sinful manifestations of ignoble selfishness, how much more sinful still is black ingratitude, which recompenses evil for good! (משׁיב, as Sa1 25:21, syn. גּמל, to requite, Pro 3:30; Pro 31:12; שׁלּם, to reimburse, Pro 20:22). Instead of תמישׁ, the Kerı̂ reads תמוּשׁ; but that this verb, with a middle vowel, may be 'י'ע as well as 'ו'ע, Psa 55:2 shows. Proverbs 17:14
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