18 m Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Solomon is satisfied with one great difference,that while mans speech is deep, Gods speech is both deep and living. One has a vital source, the other is dead and stagnant. Proverbs 2:7), yielding the sense the lost man sits careless to what is stable. He does not regard it. There is, probably, no part of this earthteeming although it is with riches enough to satisfy the needs of every living thingin which those are not to be found who have to struggle hard for their daily bread, and who even then come off with but a scanty share. In some cases the only way a judge may be able to settle a dispute is by the drawing of lots (16-18).People may become strong friends or strong enemies, depending on how they are treated. Surely then if we have any desire, we shall separate ourselves from the cloudy atmosphere around us, that we may have fellowship with these happy investigators of the Divine mysteries.Bridges. The stronghold of the man who trusts in riches. Every attempt at its removal still leaves some portion of it behind. The motive is through (his own) desire of being esteemed singularly learned, as Proverbs 18:2 shows, not from sincere delight in understanding. His aim is singularity, through self-seeking desire (Psalms 10:3; Psalms 112:10) of raising himself to a separate elevation from the common crowd, and of being thought versed in all that can be known: so he intermeddleth with all wisdom. His restless appetite for making himself peculiar and separate from others is marked by the indefinite verb seeketh, it not being added what he seeketh, for he hardly knows himself what.Fausset. The righteous mans refuge, then, is a Living Personalitya Self-existent and Eternal King and Father, infinite in power, in wisdom, and in tenderness. Verse 4. 1. As we saw in the previous chapter (Proverbs 18:14) contention or strife is an evil of which none at its beginnings can see the end. But there are moral fools who think it only an amusement to pick a quarrel, little heeding what the consequences of it may be, not caring if blows succeed to angry words, or perhaps even desiring that they should do so. Yea, they are not only carried unto it but into it, by placing their confidence in it, and making it their safety. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end . A mans life is a limited inheritance, given to him by God, to use first of all for his own spiritual good, and he cannot afford to be robbed of any part of it. The subject of Proverbs 18:5 has been treated in the Homiletics on chap. Control. Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddleth with all wisdom. The text and the marginal readings indicate the two chief constructions of this somewhat difficult verse. True it is that there is much that is called friendship that is unworthy of the name, but as we do not reject the real coin because there are base imitations of it, so we must not permit the counterfeit of friendship to shake our confidence in the real thing. Wherefore, when the mighty strive, and might of reason standeth on both sides equally, being too strong for man to decide, let the Almighty by His lot decide it.Jermin. The languages of several countries are not so different as of the poor and rich man in one and the same country, and a stranger of another land is not such a foreigner as in the same land a poor man standing at the door of the rich. Nay, even the commendation of a large liberality as a means of gaining for ones self favour and influence in human society (Proverbs 18:16), and likewise the praise of an excellent mistress of a family, are quite closely connected with this main subject of the chapter, which admonishes to love towards ones fellow-men; they only show the many-sided completeness with which the theme is here treated.Langes Commentary. II. But it is pre-eminently the godly man who can sustain infirmity of body. In religious disputes it is a great injustice to depend for the character of a sect, or an impartial representation of their doctrines, upon one whom partiality has blinded and rendered unfit, however honest he may be, to do them justice. So long as a man has this no pain of body or sorrow of soul can cast him down entirely, but without it he has little power to bear manfully the burdens of life, and a sense of the absence of it would be enough to crush him utterly although he had no other burdens to bear. A man that hath friends must show himself friendly ( Proverbs 18:24 ): That's basic now. For He who is supremely rich is meek and tender, and he who is profoundly poor is loud in his reproach!Miller. And, like their Divine Master, they know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary (Isaiah 50:4), and thus that which flows from their lips is as refreshing and healthful to weary and struggling men and women on the highway of life as the living, cooling watercourse is to the dusty and thirsty traveller. The phrase may meanWhen the wicked cometh into intimacy, companionship, familiarity, then cometh contempt.He who admits the wicked to his intimacymakes him his associatemust share the infamy of his ill-chosen companion. So she sent the little girl out and she got into this psyche books on how to explain the facts of life to your child and all and boned them all up. ", Bible by Barker, 1615: "Fro the desire thereof he will separate himself to seeke it, and occupie himself in all wisdome." If we have to decide between the two interpretations, one blaming and the other commending the life of isolation, the answer must be that the former is more in harmony with the broad, genial temper of the Book of Proverbs.Plumptre. So is it with contention, or a dispute in words. Through desire (through self-willed and self-seeking desire of wisdom)wisdom, Heb. Proverbs 18:19. Add custom text here or remove it. Proverbs 3:13). Wisdom must be reduced to practice in sinking the shaft and in working the mine before the hidden wealth is brought to light to enrich its owner. The evidence of one person alone must not be too much depended on. 2 Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions. )how incorrectly is shown by the constant repetition of the verb derived from the same root in the . Verse 6. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty ( Proverbs 18:11-12 ), That's again, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before the fall." A man who gives judgment in a matter before he has heard all the facts of the case wrongs himself. He rescues the righteous like this: "Then the earth shook and trembled . So the man whose words are listened to and waited for by other menwhether he be the skilful barrister, or the powerful statesman, or the preacher of the Gospel, has a satisfaction in being able so to put forth his conceptions as to give to his fellow-men new ideasto show them things in a light in which they might never have seen them but for this power which he possesses. This is a Sabbath altogether moral, never to be abrogated. And the need can be supplied even in this selfish world. The spirit of the man is the man himself, his power to love, to hope, and to enjoy. If one member of the body politic, by the position which he holds and the ability which he possesses, is able to exercise a very powerful influence in the kingdom for weal or for woe, men watch him narrowly and jealously to see how he uses his power, and if they are anxious for the well-being of the State they endeavour to restrain him when he is going wrong and stimulate him when he is using his influence for the right. Of what use is industry if its proceeds are not prudently managed when they come in?if husband, or wife, or both, be destitute of discretion, improvident and thriftless? Proverbs 20:27. is enough to protect them. II. They read, they hear, they frequent ordinancesand yet their progress in spiritual attainments bears no proportion to the extent of their advantages. Friends who dearly love each other and are one in spirit sometimes find nothing between them but a few barsthe iron grating of a dungeon may be all that keeps them apart. and their contentions are like the bars of a castle ( Proverbs 18:19 ). Men who do not seek supernatural help sometimes do it. The aims of a man left to himself is really a translation of but two words, meaning a separated one seeks. Of such a man it may be said that his words are as deep waters and as a living spring. He who quarrels with our Surety snaps to the lock of a citadel; and then, alas, it shall be, just as the wild rush of embittered enemies should have roused him to enter in.Miller. Very mighty are the influence of words for good or for ill. Our first parents lost Eden by listening to the words of the tempter, and the speech of the wicked always diffuses an unwholesome moral atmosphere around it, if it does not eject a deadly poison into the soul. If a man, therefore, desires to avoid harm to body, mind, and soul, he must set himself to acquire knowledge both in relation to things material and spiritual. Such a gift to a man is a gift for men. A wife is the holiest of all relations; in this world the most powerful for good. A good marriage is a means of grace, of course any relation that is near and potent is covered by the passage.Miller. Although it tends to his own personal exaltation and benefit, it is not bestowed for that purpose only or chiefly. Proverbes 18:1 Interlinaire Proverbes 18:1 Multilingue Proverbios 18:1 Espagnol Proverbes 18:1 Franais Sprueche 18:1 Allemand Proverbes 18:1 Chinois Proverbs 18:1 Anglais Bible Apps Bible Hub Version Louis Segond 1910 La Bible David Martin 1744 Darby Bible courtesy of CCEL.org. But Samuel searched him, and laid open his rebellion. The tongue of the tale-bearer is a two-edged sword, at once it cutteth on both sides, and his words are his wounds, at once wounding both him of whom he speaketh and him to whom he speaketh. If a lot have erred, it is when mens understanding could have put things right, for God, having given power to men, He looks that men should use it. A fool's mouth is his destruction, his lips are a snare of his soul. 2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. Proverbs 18. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. A sense of the favour of God and a peaceful conscience will prevent men from being overwhelmed by even very keen mental sorrow. Hence. If a man desires to know the sweets of real friendship he must be prepared to be himself a real friend. The cold-hearted, speculative professor has his flowsometimes a torrent of words, yet without a drop of profitable matter; chilling, even when doctrinally correct; without life, unction, or love. Like the apostles of old, he cannot but speak the things which he has seen and heard (Acts 4:20). That's an important proverb to me. Life is full of changes and challenges. Solomon here sets forth. Proverbs 19:21, MSG. This word, falling from heaven on the busy life of man, is echoed back from every quarter in a universal acknowledgment of its justness. This scripture reveals a crook in the creature that God made upright. Lord! 4 The words of the mouth are deep waters, When the eleven Apostles were awaiting the seal of their commission, they felt that they had no time to waste in contending who should fill up the empty place in their bandthey knew that, although they were brethren in Christ, they might differ in their opinions in the matterand they therefore wisely determined to decide it by referring to the lot. Proverbs 14:23). Proverbs 14:12. But contention builds around each one a more impregnable barrier than the highest walls of the strongest fortress. The sympathy of passion with one or other of the parties. Proverbs 18:1. He that was pleased to make the Sabbath of rest, is also pleased with those who make a Sabbath of peace. 31, p. So the casting of the lot. Proverbs 18:1 - A man who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he rages against all wise judgment. Proverbs 18:3. But yet where the spring of those waters is a well-spring of wisdom, though sometimes it send forth deep waters, yet it doth not always; for that were to overwhelm the hearers. III. So the Jewish commentators generally. 11 If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for innocent blood, let's ambush some harmless soul; 2. 17, Proverbs 17:15 and Proverbs 17:26. The self-conceited man assumes a very sagacious and penetrating looksits down with apparent determination to hear out the cause on both sides, and to judge righteous judgment. But it is hardly well begun, when the self-conceited man sees to the end of it. It is surprising with what agility this spirit of self-conceit gets over difficulties. It sees noneno, never. They cant understand it. At the mere dictate of desire is but one noun with a preceding particle, meaning after, or, according to The noun means a longing. Speech, even without any attempt at concealment, must be endlessly deep and wide as uttering all our being. These two are not apart, but flow easily into each other. But the conversation and teaching of the godly are always a means of moral health to others; by their words they witness for the truth of God, and are the means of opening mens eyes, and turning them from darkness to light, from the power of Satan unto God (Acts 26:13). 1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. Abigail Dodds Nov 7, 2020. Hebrew, adam, the gift of a man, however humble and low (Fausset). There is, in the original word, an implication of softness, simplicity, undesignedness, which only gives the secret weapon with which the wound is inflicted the greater keenness.Wardlaw. Because the flow is natural and spontaneous. It would be indeed a blessing if property was the most precious thing wasted in the contentions of men. but delight in airing their own opinions. It is not only a strong tower, but our only defence. Others read as in the authorised version. Proverbs 16:33, page 499). Proverbs 18:6. Who can translate all its outgoings? 1. He that answers a matter before he hears it, it's a folly and a shame ( Proverbs 18:13 ). The man who hid the Lords talent was visited with a stern sentence as a positive transgressor (Matthew 25:25). The arms of strength that defend the children of God are everlasting arms (Deuteronomy 33:7). He seeks according to his desire, and intermeddles with every business, pretends to pass a judgment upon every man's matter. Is harder to be won; these words are not in the original, but have been inserted to supply the sense. A man who is in the general sense of the term an ignorant manwho does not possess even the rudimentary knowledge of an ordinary schoolboyis liable to be imposed upon and deceived by those who know more. In any of these straits a soul can find no strong city of refuge in the possession of untold millions; these enemies laugh at such a wall of defence. He separates himself from all outward hindrances, vain company, trifling amusements or studies, needless engagements, that he may seek and intermeddle with all wisdom. He strikes for what he desires. Reference to the Critical Notes and to the Comments will show the widely different translations and expositions given to the first verse. The bars that guard the outlet of a fortress are strong, and when the iron crowbar is applied to them with a view of making an entrance, the weapon finds itself resisted by a substance as unyielding as its own. Each last strong speech comes out victorious. The spirit of a man will sustain his weakness; but a wounded spirit who can bear? ( Proverbs 18:14 ). There are certain mental capabilities which are the common inheritance of men in general, but it cannot be denied that there are men who, apart from all the differences made by circumstances and education, have capacities and abilities which far exceed those of ordinary men. Instances are common in which those who have been in agony of body from some terrible disease have been full of comfort in their spirits, and have borne witness that they were conscious of a sustaining power outside themselvesof supernatural help from above which enabled them to glory in tribulation. But this ability of human creatures to rise above bodily suffering has been most remarkably exemplified in those who have suffered because they were the servants of Godwho have been witnesses for the truth of the gospel of Christ. 18 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. He flees to it for refuge as to a strong city; but it is so only "in his own conceit" or imagination. Proverbs 16:2. Prudence, i.e., wisdom applied to practice, is an indispensable qualification for obtaining knowledge. Genesis 13:11). NLT. The spirit of a man, at least among those to whom Solomon wrote, had truth enough to save him if he would only listen. 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