Posted by Jeff Short on March 3, 2017 · Leave a Comment
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
– Proverbs 11:11
The
blessing of the upright is contrasted with the
mouth of the wicked, and so the effects of their speech are contrasted as exaltation or overthrow. The upright have wisdom and speak accordingly, which exalts or raises their society. The wicked have folly and spew it out to the overthrow, or bringing down, of themselves and everyone they ensnare (Proverbs 14:34; 29:8).
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Proverbs 11:11
Posted by Jeff Short on March 3, 2017 · Leave a Comment
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
The blessing of the upright is contrasted with the mouth of the wicked, and so the effects of their speech are contrasted as exaltation or overthrow. The upright have wisdom and speak accordingly, which exalts or raises their society. The wicked have folly and spew it out to the overthrow, or bringing down, of themselves and everyone they ensnare (Proverbs 14:34; 29:8).– Proverbs 11:11
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