Proverbs 8:36 But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul: all they that hate me love death. The particular truth of the text is, that sin is not only an offence to God, whom no man hath seen or can see, but it is a distinct and irreparable injury to the man, the sinner himself. And that is the only way to get hold of man. Tell a man that by sinning he is hurting the unseen God, and what does he care? You can only get hold of a man in so far as any truth you teach or any requisite you demand impinges upon himself. Touch the little Self and you have put a hook in the nose of leviathan. God can make you possess in your bones the effects of your moral action. (J. Parker, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.WEB: But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death." |
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