Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 18:5
[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.
[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.
Verse Proverbs 18:5. _TO ACCEPT THE PERSON OF THE WICKED_] We must not, in judicial cases, pay any attention to a man's _riches, influence,_ _friends, offices_, c., but judge the case according to its...
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...
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...
_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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 18 V1 An unfriendly man is selfish. He is not sensible. V2 A foo
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...
שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי ־רָשָׁ֣ע לֹא ־טֹ֑וב לְ הַטֹּ֥ו
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...
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...
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...
[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...
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...
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...
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....
Proverbs 18:5 good H2896 partiality H5375 (H8800) H6440 wicked H7563 overthrow H5186 (H8687) righteous H6662 judgm
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...
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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 18:5 These verses concern the consequences of misusing words. Verses Proverbs 18:6 and...
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...
1 Kings 21:9; Deuteronomy 1:16; Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19;...