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 will be brought to the test, and all his sophisms laid open and confuted." This and the following proverbs relate to judicial proceedings. See Grotius and Calmet.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
FIRST IN HIS OWN CAUSE. Illustrations: Saul (1 Samuel 15:13. Compare Pro 18:26); Ziba (2 Samuel 16:1. Compare Proverbs 19:26)....
_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...
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. L
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...
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...
'Hear the other side.'...
A judge must listen to both opposing sides. Everyone believes the first person to speak. The lawyers must ask hard questions. Then they will discover whether this person’s words are true. We should n...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 18 V1 An unfriendly man is selfish. He is not sensible. V2 A foo
King Solomon was also a judge. These verses are about judgements in court....
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...
צַדִּ֣יק הָ רִאשֹׁ֣ון בְּ רִיבֹ֑ו _וּ_†_בָֽא_†...
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...
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...
(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...
_Him. To see that he act with sincerity._...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
Proverbs 18:17 first H7223 cause H7379 right H6662 neighbor H7453 comes H935 (H8804) (H8675) H935 ...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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
_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...
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...
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...
2 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 19:24; Acts 24:12; Acts 24:13; Acts 24:5;...