Wisdom is before him that hath understanding ; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
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Gill's Exposition
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding,.... Is near him, to direct and assist him; it is before him as a rule to walk by, and it is the mark he aims at. A man of spiritual understanding has the…
Barnes' Notes
Before him - Set straight before his eyes as the mark to which they look. Others, following the Septuagint and Vulgate, interpret the verse, Wisdom is seen in the clear, stedfast look of the wise man…
Matthew Henry
Note, 1. He is to be reckoned an intelligent man that not only has wisdom, but has it ready when he has occasion for it. He lays his wisdom before him, as his card and compass which he steers by, has…
Cambridge Bible
before More literally and forcibly, before the face of, R.V., as the object of his stedfast contemplation and pursuit, whereas "the eyes of a fool" seek the world over and find not. Comp. Pro 4:25.
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