58 58 Passages in Proverbs concerning Secresy. A whispered separated chief friends 18.28 He that covereth 1. Consider the frequent expression a prating fool opposed to a transgression seeketh (procureth) love. but he that se- those who are wise in heart, and "receive commandments" parateth a matter separateth very friends, 17 9 10 8 Has it not got misplaced in 10. 10. conf also 20. 19, Winking with the eye, "of the whole system of inuendo" causing sorrow 10. 10 2. The Secresy of Love with respect to sin: Love coverth all sins, 10, 12. opposed to the stirring up of strifes by hatred. So charity shall cover the multitude of sins. iii. The Secresy of Hatred: he that hideth hatred with lying lips - is a fool 10. 18 This verse is somewhat ambi- guous as its blame might be supposed rather belonging to the hatred itself than the concealment of it; But the concealment of the hatred is coupled with the The spirit of man is the C[U]an[h]dle (Lamp) of the Lord search- u[d]tter[f]ance of Slander: as two extremes of evil: to for- ing a[w]ll the inward parts of the belly - (a meaning of this bear the expression of necessary dislike, or lightly to verse) 20, 27 speak evil of anyone. A fool uttereth all his m[,]ind, but a wise man keepeth it 4. The Secresy of Joy and Grief: The heart knoweth his own in till afterwards. 29, 11. bit[y]terness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy, 14[0], 10 5. The Secresy of Knowledge "Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding But that which is in the midst of fools is make known" 14, 33. He that hath knowledge, spareth his words, (coupled with) and a man of understanding is of an (excellent) spirit. 17, 27, otherwise, a cool
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