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Verse Proverbs 18:4. _THE WORDS OF A MAN'S MOUTH_] That is, the wise
sayings of a wise man are like _deep waters_; howsoever much you pump
or draw off, you do not appear to lessen them.
_THE WELL-SP...
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The parallelism of the two clauses is probably one of contrast. If so,
the proverb is a comparison between all teaching from without and that
of the light within. “The words of a man’s mouth” are dark...
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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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WORDS. Hebrew. _dabar._ App-73.
WISDOM. Hebrew. _chakmah._ See note on Proverbs 1:2.
FLOWING BROOK. a gushing torrent. Hebrew. _nahal._...
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_a man's mouth_ The second clause of the verse limits and interprets
the first. It is of a _wise_man's mouth that the proverb speaks. His
words are "as deep waters," because they are no mere shallow t...
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CHAPTER 18
TEXT Proverbs 18:1-12
1.
He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire,
And rageth against all sound wisdom.
2.
A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But only that his heart ma...
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The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of
wisdom as a flowing brook.
THE WORDS OF A MAN'S MOUTH (ARE AS) DEEP WATERS - i:e., a wise man's
words, as the parallel clause sh...
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18:4 gushing (k-17) As Psalms 19:2 ; Psalms 78:2 ; Psalms 119:171 ....
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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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The second half of the v. shows that it is a _wise_ man who is in
view; his words are 'as deep waters,' i.e. are inexhaustible; he is
ever ready to give helpful answers....
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THE WORDS OF A MAN’S MOUTH ARE AS DEEP WATERS... — _i.e.,_ the
words of a “man,” properly so called, are as deep waters which
cannot be easily fathomed; they are a copious stream, which flows from
a n...
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מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי
־אִ֑ישׁ נַ֥חַל...
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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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The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep (d) waters, [and] the
wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
(d) Which can never be drawn empty, but always bring profit....
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_Man, who is just and wise. His advice deserves attention, chap. xx.
5._...
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A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may
discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt,
and with ignominy reproach. The words of a man's mouth are as deep
w...
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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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THE WORDS OF A MAN'S MOUTH [ARE AS] DEEP WATERS,.... The words of a
great and mighty man; of an excellent and valuable man, as Jarchi; or
of a wise man, as Aben Ezra. The doctrines which such a man ha...
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The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring
of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
Ver. 4. The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters.] Fitly are the
words of the wise resembled...
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_The words of a man's mouth_ Of a wise man's; _are as deep waters_
Full of deep wisdom; _and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing
brook_ That wisdom which is in his heart is continually pouring fort...
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V. 4. THE WORDS OF A MAN'S MOUTH ARE AS DEEP WATERS, hard to fathom
and exhaust, if he really has something to say, AND THE WELL-SPRING OF
WISDOM AS A FLOWING BROOK, literally, "a bubbling brook," a f...
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A MAN S, i.e. a wise man s, as the next clause explains this; who is
worthy of the name and hath the understanding of a man in him. This
Hebrew word ofttimes notes an eminent or excellent person, and...
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Proverbs 18:4 words H1697 mans H376 mouth H6310 deep H6013 waters
H4325 wellspring H4726 wisdom H2451 flowing H5042
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THE WORDS OF THE WISE ARE A WELLSPRING OF WISDOM, BUT A FOOL'S WORDS
RESULT IN MISERY FOR HIM, AND FINALLY BRING ABOUT HIS RUIN (PROVERBS
18:3).
As with the previous subsection, this subsection majors...
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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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_The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters._
THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE
Language is one of the principal tests and standards of civilisation.
The study of language is one of the most naturally i...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 18:4. The last clause of this verse may be divided into two
smaller ones and placed in apposition, thus: _“a bubbling
brook,”—a fountain of wisdom_. Fausset remarks that the...
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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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Colossians 3:16; Colossians 4:6; John 4:14; John 7:38; John 7:39;...
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A man's — A wise man's. As a brook — That wisdom which is in his
heart is continually pouring forth wise and good counsels....