Exodus 18:17

And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest [is] not good.

Ver. 17. Is not good.] We commonly say, He that receives a courtesy, sells his liberty. But so did not Jethro.

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Not good — Not convenient either for thee or them.

¹⁷ And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exodus 18:17