Proverbs 20:27-30

²⁷ God is in charge of human life, watching and examining us inside and out.

²⁸ Love and truth form a good leader; sound leadership is founded on loving integrity.

²⁹ Youth may be admired for vigor, but gray hair gives prestige to old age.

³⁰ A good thrashing purges evil; punishment goes deep within us.

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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 20:27-30

Commentary on Proverbs 20:27

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The rational soul and conscience are as a lamp within us, which should be used in examining our dispositions and motives with the revealed will of God.

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Mercy and truth are the glories of God's throne.

Commentary on Proverbs 20:29

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Both young and old have their advantages; and let neither despise or envy the other.

Commentary on Proverbs 20:30

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Severe rebukes sometimes do a great deal of good. But such is the corruption of nature, that men are loth to be rebuked for their sins. If God uses severe afflictions, to purify our hearts and fit us for his service, we have cause to be very thankful.