Genesis 49:4
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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Genesis 49:4. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; -
So it is clear that the greatest strength and dignity and power will not serve a man, so as to make him excel, if he be unstable. There are many such persons still remaining in the world; their doctrine changes like the moon, and we never know what it is. Their spirit and temper constantly change; their pursuits are sometimes in one direction, and sometimes in another; they are "everything by starts, and nothing long;" and to each of them it may be said, "Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel.":