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- Verse 24
Proverbs 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him,.... What he dreads in his own mind will be his unhappy case, sooner or later it comes upon him; his fear of distresses, calamities, and judgments in…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
The fear - i. e., The thing feared (compare the marginal reference). Shall be granted - Or, He (Yahweh) giveth the desire of the righteous.
It is here said, and said again, to the righteous, that it shall be well with them, and to the wicked, Woe to them; and these are set the one over against the other, for their mutual illustration.
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