Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 20:11 - 20:11

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 20:11 - 20:11


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Even a child is known by his doings; young children discover their inclinations or dispositions even by their childish speeches and carriages, as not having yet learnt the art of dissembling.



Whether his work be pure; or rather, will be pure; for it is not expressed in the Hebrew, and therefore may be either way supplied. The sense is, The future disposition and conversation of a man may very probably be conjectured from his childish manners.