Verse 23
A bargain made by fraud will prove a losing bargain in the end.Verse 24
How can we form plans, and conduct business, independently of the Lord?Verse 25
The evasions men often use with their own consciences show how false and deceitful man is.Verse 26
Justice should crush the wicked, and separate them from the virtuous.Verse 27
The rational soul and conscience are as a lamp within us, which should be used in examining
our dispositions and motives with the revealed will of God.
Verse 28
Mercy and truth are the glories of God's throne.Verse 29
Both young and old have their advantages; and let neither despise or envy the other.Verse 30
Severe rebukes sometimes do a great deal of good. But such is the corruption of nature, that
men are loth to be rebuked for their sins. If God uses severe afflictions, to purify our hearts and fit
us for his service, we have cause to be very thankful.
Chapter 21
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