The ways of carelessness, of worldliness, and of sensuality, seem right to those that walk in them; but self-deceivers prove self-destroyers. See the vanity of carnal mirth.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:11-12
Commentary on Proverbs 14:11
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Sin ruins many great families; whilst righteousness often raises and strengthens even mean families.
Commentary on Proverbs 14:12-13
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The ways of carelessness, of worldliness, and of sensuality, seem right to those that walk in them; but self-deceivers prove self-destroyers. See the vanity of carnal mirth.