OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 49:16

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Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

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Verse 16. Sinner. He is not blamed for praying: but his hypocrisy is condemned. Bert.—The world is full of such hypocrites, who have God in their mouths, but not in their hearts, and whose voice alone is the voice of Jacob. Genesis 27:22. Isaiah 29:13. Titus 1:16.—The wicked judges, who condemned Susanna, (Daniel 13) should have attended to these lessons. Calmet.—Thou that teachest another, teachest not thyself. Romans 2:21.—It is surely to be expected, ( Bible.) that those who undertake to teach others, should shew good example, and serve God with sincerity, ( Worthington.) and not content themselves with the glory of their vocation. Menochius.

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