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I. EXPOSES PRIDE.

1. It is empty, yet imagines itself full of wisdom.

2. Poor, yet regards itself as rich in every good gift.

3. Dependent, yet would reign as a king.

II. CONDEMNS IT —

1. By an indirect assertion of its folly.

2. By an implied consciousness of personal insufficiency.

(J. Lyth, D. D.)

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KJV: Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

WEB: You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you.