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Proverbs 20:18
Proverbs 20:18
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I. GOD THE SOURCE OF ALL GOOD.
1. Of all bodily good. The eye, the ear, with all their wondrous mechanism, with all their rich instrumentality of enjoyment, are from him.
2.…Proverbs 20:18Proverbs 20:18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, 1. It is good in every thing to act with deliberation, and to
consult with ourselves at least, and, in matters of moment, with our
friends, too, before we determine, but especially to ask counsel of
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