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Proverbs 15:29

Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The Lord is far from the wicked,.... Not as to his essence or powerful presence, which is everywhere, for he is God omnipresent; but with respect to his favour and good will, he is far from helping in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Note, 1. God sets himself at a distance from those that set him at defiance: The wicked say to the Almighty, Depart from us, and he is, accordingly, far from them; he does not manifest himself to…