For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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Gill's Exposition
These things also belong to the wise,.... Both what is said before concerning fearing God and the king; these belong to the wise and unwise, rich and poor, great and small; particularly judges and…
Barnes' Notes
Both - Those who fear not God, and those who fear not the king.
Note, 1. Religion and loyalty must go together. As men, it is our duty to honour our Creator, to worship and reverence him, and to be always in his fear; as members of a community, incorporated for…
Cambridge Bible
of them both i.e. those who are given to change, whether against God or against the king (Pro 24:24); ruinam utriusque quis novit? Vulg. Others understand, the destruction inflicted by them both, sc.…
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