Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 16:20
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Proverbs16:20
20 He that handleth a matter wisely , shall find good , and whoso trusteth in the LORD happy is he .
He who orders his affairs with discretion. Or, as others, both ancient and later Interpreters take it, He that understandeth, or at endeth to the Word. to wit, the Word of God, which is called absolutely the Word, Prov. 13. 13. and elsewhere, making that the rule of his actions.
Shall obtain happy success.
Who doth not trust to his own prudence or diligence, but to God's providence and blessings. Or, who mixeth God's Word with Faith, as the Phrase is, Heb 4. 2.
He shall not onely find some good, but shall certainly attain to true happiness.
Marginal references: Or, he that understandeth a matter.; Psal. 2. 12. & 34. 8. & 125. 1. Isa. 30. 18. Jer. 17. 7.
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