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Verse Proverbs 18:17. HE THAT IS _FIRST IN HIS OWN CAUSE_] Any man
may, in the first instance, make out a fair tale, because he has the
choice of circumstances and arguments. But when the neighbour co...
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A protest against another fault in judging. Haste is hardly less evil
than corruption. “Audi alteram partern “should be the rule of
every judge.
HIS NEIGHBOR - The other party to the suit “searcheth,...
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CHAPTER 18 PROVERBS OF PERSONAL INSTRUCTION
There is first a warning against separation produced by desire, that
is for gratification and pleasure, and not for a righteous purpose.
Such a one becomes...
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PROVERBS 18:1. MT yields no satisfactory sense. The LXX reads The man
who wishes to separate from his friends seeks pretexts, but is always
liable to reproach. Frankenberg renders the alienated friend...
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FIRST IN HIS OWN CAUSE. Illustrations: Saul (1 Samuel 15:13. Compare
Pro 18:26); Ziba (2 Samuel 16:1. Compare Proverbs 19:26)....
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_in his own cause_ i.e. in pleading, or stating it. You must wait to
hear the other side, the "neighbour's searching out," if you would
come at the truth. _Audi alteram partem_is the gist of the prove...
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HE THAT IS FIRST IN HIS OWN CAUSE— "He that speaks first in any
cause will undoubtedly set his side in the most favourable and most
plausible light; but when the defendant replies, all his arguments
w...
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STUDY QUESTIONS OVER 18:13-24
1.
How is it folly to him (Proverbs 18:13)?
2.
How is it shame to him (Proverbs 18:13)?
3.
What would a doctor get out of Proverbs 18:14?
4.
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He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour
cometh and searcheth him.
(HE THAT IS) FIRST IN HIS OWN CAUSE (SEEMETH) JUST. The judge is
pre-engaged by the gifts or else the ea...
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1. Lit. 'One who separates himself seeks desire, quarrels with all
wisdom.' This would mean that a solitary recluse follows his own
wishes and opposes everything reasonable. But LXX suggests, 'The
ali...
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'Hear the other side.'...
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HE THAT IS FIRST IN HIS OWN CAUSE SEEMETH JUST. — A man who tells
his own story can make a good case for himself out of it, “but his
neighbour” (_i.e.,_ his adversary in the suit) “cometh and
searchet...
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צַדִּ֣יק הָ רִאשֹׁ֣ון בְּ רִיבֹ֑ו
_וּ_†_בָֽא_†...
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CHAPTER 19
THE EVIL OF ISOLATION
"He that separates himself follows after his own desire, but against
all sound wisdom he shows his teeth."- Proverbs 18:1
FROM the value of friendship there is a nat...
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Verse Proverbs 18:1. The protest of this proverb is against the
self-satisfaction which makes a man separate himself from the thoughts
and opinions of others. Such a one finally "rages against," or
"q...
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(k) [He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his
neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
(k) He who speaks first, is best heard from the wicked judge, but when
his adversary enquires out t...
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_Him. To see that he act with sincerity._...
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He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour
cometh and searcheth him. The lot causeth contentions to cease, and
parteth between the mighty. A brother offended is harder to be won...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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HE THAT IS FIRST IN HIS OWN CAUSE [SEEMETH] JUST,.... As perhaps
Tertullus did, before Paul made his defence; and as Ziba,
Mephibosheth's servant, before his master detected him: this often
appears tr...
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Proverbs 18:17 [He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but
his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Ver. 17. _He that is first in his own cause seemeth just._] The first
tale is good till...
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_He that is first in his own cause_ He that first pleadeth his cause;
_seemeth just_ Both to himself, and to the judge, or court, by his
fair pretences; _but his neighbour cometh_ To contend with him...
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V. 17. HE THAT IS FIRST IN HIS OWN CAUSE SEEMETH JUST, that is, a
person believes himself to be altogether in the right in any disputed
matter before he has heard the other side; BUT HIS NEIGHBOR COME...
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HE THAT IS FIRST IN HIS OWN CAUSE, he that first pleadeth his cause,
SEEMETH JUST, both to himself and to the judge or court, by his fair
pretences. HIS NEIGHBOUR COMETH, to contend with him in judgme...
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Proverbs 18:17 first H7223 cause H7379 right H6662 neighbor H7453
comes H935 (H8804) (H8675) H935 ...
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THE TONGUE AFFECTS MAN IN MANY WAYS, MAKING HIM STRONG AND WISE, AND
GIVING HIM LIFE, OR CAUSING HIM GREAT GRIEF, FINALLY RESULTING IN
DEATH (PROVERBS 18:14).
In this subsection we have an emphasis on...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The only zone of safety is the name of the Lord which is
the strong tower in which one may find rest and be fortified again...
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Proverbs 18:1. _Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh
and intermeddleth with all wisdom._ יתגלע _yithgalâ;_ this word
occurs but thrice, and only in the book of Proverbs; viz. here, a...
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_He that is first in his own cause seemeth just._
THE BIAS ON THE SIDE OF SELF
This proverb touches human life at many points, and human beings feel
it touching them. It accords with common experienc...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 18:15 These proverbs can apply to many
settings. Here they seem focused on the courtroom. A judge must have
an INTELLIGENT HEART in order to acquire knowledge
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 18:17_
CROSS-EXAMINATION
I. THE EVIDENCE OF ONE PERSON ALONE MUST NOT BE TOO MUCH DEPENDED ON.
This is but another way of putting the old proverb that “One tale is
good t...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 18:1
This is a difficult verse, and has obtained various interpretations.
The Authorized Version gives, THROUGH DESIRE A MAN, HAVING SEPARATED
HIMSELF, SEEKETH AND INTERMEDDLETH W...
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Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and
intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool has no delight in understanding,
but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked comes, then
com...
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2 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 19:24; Acts 24:12; Acts 24:13; Acts 24:5;...