None so blind as those that will not see.

Matthew Henry

Commentaries (Henry)

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Topic

Willful ignorance Ignorance Blindness

Author

Matthew Henry

Source

Commentaries (Henry)

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1706 1700s 18th century

Occupation

Theologian Clergyman Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry's Commentary. c. 1706, Jeremiah 20.

Current Citation

Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible. Thomas Nelson, 2003, Jeremiah 20.

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