Genesis 18:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

Ver. 13. Said to Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh?] The wife's sin reflects upon the husband. But Solomon shows that some wives are so intemperate and wilful, that a man may as well hide the wind in his fist, or oil in his hand, as restrain them from ill doing. Pro 27:15-16 Liberum arbitrium, pro quo tantopere contenditur, viri amiserunt, uxores arripuerunt, saith one a wittily.

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Genesis 18:13

13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?