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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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NOT GOOD. Figure of speech _Tapeinosis_ (App-6), meaning it is very
bad.
TO ACCEPT THE PERSON. to show partiality.
TO. Repeat the Ellipsis: "[It is not good] to".
OVERTHROW. turn aside: i.e. perver...
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_to overthrow_ i.e. _so as to_, or _with a view to, overthrow_. See
R.V. marg. Better perhaps with R.V. text, _nor_ TO TURN ASIDE....
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TO ACCEPT THE PERSON, &C.— This phrase has principally, if not
always, a judicial meaning. See Leviticus 19:15.Deuteronomy 1:17;
Deuteronomy 16:19. The propriety of the expression will appear, when
we...
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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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It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the
righteous in judgment.
IT IS NOT GOOD TO ACCEPT THE PERSON OF THE WICKED-TO SHOW PARTIALITY
TO THEM, SO AS-TO OVERTHROW THE RIGH...
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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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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 18
V1 An unfriendly man is selfish.
He is not sensible.
V2 A foo
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We should be fair to everyone, especially in court.
An evil person does not deserve honour. He should not benefit from his
evil actions. If he is guilty, he deserves punishment.
We should respect an...
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שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי ־רָשָׁ֣ע לֹא ־טֹ֑וב לְ
הַטֹּ֥ו
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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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[It is] not good to (e) accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow
the righteous in judgment.
(e) That is, to favour him and support him....
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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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[IT IS] NOT GOOD TO ACCEPT THE PERSON OF THE WICKED,.... For a judge
to have respect to a wicked man in a cause before him, and to favour
him, because he is a rich man, or a relation, or he has receiv...
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Proverbs 18:5 [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to
overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Ver. 5. _It is not good to accept the person of the wicked._] Indeed,
it is so bad as can ha...
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V. 5. IT IS NOT GOOD TO ACCEPT THE PERSON OF THE WICKED, to favor him
in any way, especially in a court case, TO OVERTHROW THE RIGHTEOUS IN
JUDGMENT, so that he loses his case on account of the partia...
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IT IS NOT GOOD, i.e. it is a most wicked and hateful thing. SEE POOLE
ON "PROVERBS 17:15,26. TO ACCEPT THE PERSON; to favour his unrighteous
cause....
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Proverbs 18:5 good H2896 partiality H5375 (H8800) H6440 wicked H7563
overthrow H5186 (H8687) righteous H6662 judgm
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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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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 18:5 These verses concern the consequences
of misusing words. Verses Proverbs 18:6 and...
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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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1 Kings 21:9; Deuteronomy 1:16; Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19;...