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Better. See note on Pro_8:11.
the poor = a needy one. Hebrew. rush. See note on Pro_6:11. Same as in verses: Pro_19:7, Pro_19:22; not the same as in verses: Pro_19:4, Pro_19:17.
he that is. Figure of speech Ellipsis (App-6), better supplied thus: "Than [the rich that is] perverse", &c.
lips. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for what is spoken by them.
fool. Hebrew. kesil. See note on Pro_1:7. Same word as in verses: Pro_19:10, Pro_19:13, Pro_19:29; not the same as in Pro_19:3.