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Proverbs 12:23 - Exposition

A prudent man concealeth knowledge ( Proverbs 12:16 ; Proverbs 10:14 ). He is not wont to utter unadvisedly what he knows, but waits for fitting opportunity, either from humility or wise caution. Of course, in some cases reticence is sinful. The LXX ; reading the passage differently, renders, "A prudent man is the seat of intelligence ( θρόνος αἰσθήσεως )." The heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness ( Proverbs 13:16 ; Proverbs 15:2 ). A foolish man cannot help exposing the stupid ideas that arise in his mind, which he considers wisdom. Septuagint, "The heart of fools shall meet with curses."

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

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Proverbs 12:23 - Exposition

Proverbs 12:23 - Exposition

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