The heart is here, as in many other instances, apparently used for the mind in general, including both the intellect and the affections. Proverbs 3:13). We ought to be the more cautious in forming and pronouncing opinions, because we are so little disposed to admit conviction if we fall into mistakes, or to retract them upon conviction. When these have lost their energy, there is nothing to lift him up, and existence becomes an intolerable burden. i "Et in omne solidum dentes destringei", Schultens. Nay, even the commendation of a large liberality as a means of gaining for ones self favour and influence in human society (Proverbs 18:16), and likewise the praise of an excellent mistress of a family, are quite closely connected with this main subject of the chapter, which admonishes to love towards ones fellow-men; they only show the many-sided completeness with which the theme is here treated.Langes Commentary. And then called the little girl in and sat her down and started through and explained to her the whole process of life and procreation and everything else. And this is the only power which can win a brother offended. If he has been in the wrong we must approach him with a free forgiveness, and if the wrong has been on our side we must approach with submission and acknowledgment of our fault. Why? Contempt and reproach are their final portion. What a strong tower the name Jehovah is. A mans life is a limited inheritance, given to him by God, to use first of all for his own spiritual good, and he cannot afford to be robbed of any part of it. The former jumped to a conclusion from over-eagerness; this comes soon to a close from sheer sluggishness of mind. ( Proverbs 18:14 ). Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense. The cold-hearted, speculative professor has his flowsometimes a torrent of words, yet without a drop of profitable matter; chilling, even when doctrinally correct; without life, unction, or love. These two are not apart, but flow easily into each other. by verse bible commentary studylight org expositor s bible commentary apps on google . That ignorance exposes men to danger. Reference to the Critical Notes and to the Comments will show the widely different translations and expositions given to the first verse. A lot of people complain, "Oh, we don't have any friends." A man's gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him And brings him before great men. To this tower the wicked are sometimes driven in distress, then seeking help here, when it is nowhere else to be found. And surely they had need to be firmly tied, because, being divided, they are so hardly joined. The phrase may meanWhen the wicked cometh into intimacy, companionship, familiarity, then cometh contempt.He who admits the wicked to his intimacymakes him his associatemust share the infamy of his ill-chosen companion. I. None can pull out of His hands. The need of cross-examinationof another to come and search him. Questioning may not convict the first person of any mis-statement, but it may elicit other facts which give quite a different colouring to the whole. It actually brought me before Begin last week. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end . and it is equally true that no man is possessed of true wisdom who has not some knowledge of God as He has revealed Himself in the written Word, and solitude is very favourable to a growth in Divine knowledge. What the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by His name. He gave it to Christs humanity. Here are things, which even the angels desire to look into (1 Peter 1:12). Whoso findeth a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD ( Proverbs 18:21-22 ). When the work had advanced several feet above the ground, a younger man, with a steadier hand and a brighter eye, came to assist the elder operator. How often may it be seen, that with means of a very limited and stinted amount, there is more of spiritual prosperity in one instance, than is discoverable in another, with means the most varied and abundant. So ought every man to watch and guard his own tongue; seeing that life and death are in its power, he ought to bring all his words to the bar of conscience and try them there, severely condemning them if they have not been such as would minister life to the hearers, and remembering that his Master has said, By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned (Matthew 12:37). Breaking Down the Key Parts of Proverbs 18:21. The power of words over those who hear them. 18 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. 2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. The original word here used is a brother revolting or departing by disloyalty; or else a brother offended by disloyal departing. As in similar verses, Miller translates a wounded spirit: a spirit of upbraiaing. Others have been honored for their kind and wise . This is, I think, quite an important proverb, the next one. But there is, after all, no comparison between this kind of forced irrigation and that which is the result of natural causes. True it is that there is much that is called friendship that is unworthy of the name, but as we do not reject the real coin because there are base imitations of it, so we must not permit the counterfeit of friendship to shake our confidence in the real thing. II. and be exalted on high. 3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. Wait till God speaks, and the case will look very differently.Miller. Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddleth with all wisdom. I. Proverbs 18:1 - A man who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he rages against all wise judgment. Deeply does the Christian minister feel the responsibility of this holy separation, that he may give himself wholly to his office (1 Timothy 4:15; 2 Timothy 2:4). Leviticus 20-21; Proverbs 30; Matthew 14:1-21. Disease and death cannot be turned aside with moneya troubled soul cannot be comforted with gold. God is not far from every one of us (Acts 17:27), and being ever near, is always accessible. A man who gives judgment in a matter before he has heard all the facts of the case wrongs himself. An impregnable refuge. The last requires more self-denial, humility, and patience, and therefore is more practically useful.Bridges. g So the Targum. Those who despise others will themselves be disgraced (18:1-3). The one speaks as if he had hardly breath to bring forth his words, the other speaketh with such a strong breath that the harshness of it giveth an ill scent a great way off.Jermin. III. The Vulgate, Septuagint, and Arabic, read as follows: "He who wishes to break with his friend, and seeks occasions or pretenses, shall at all times be worthy of blame.". One greater than Solomon astonished the people by the clearness, no less than by the depth of the waters (Matthew 7:28-29). Things go on as before; and still (to use rather a colloquial, but sufficiently expressive phrase), what is taken in by the door is thrown out by the window; and still the wonder continues how it goes! But God so loveth peace, that, where men cannot, He will do right, if that the lot refer unto His arbitrament. But suppose your eyes are bad. In any translation, the tongue is mentioned well over a hundred times in the Bible. 3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach. Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee (Ezekiel 3:22). But if otherwise it cannot be ordered then let a lot be the compromiser of them. How many times we have run into it to find safety. Understanding the gift here spoken of as a special mental endowment (see Hitzig), we remark. Warning against consorting with sinners 1:8-19. Thus, as might be expected, there are the same appearances of bareness, and cheerlessness, and want, in the dwelling of the thriftless as in that of the slothful. They say, possibly, they must take care; but they only say it, and immediately forget it. Proverbs 18:24. O what an amount of scorn and reproach has been brought upon the sacred office of the ministry by the intrusion, under numberless pretexts, and from numberless causes, of wicked, worldly, ungodly men into its holy functions! Friends who dearly love each other and are one in spirit sometimes find nothing between them but a few barsthe iron grating of a dungeon may be all that keeps them apart. 20 Whoever gives thought to the word 2 p will discover good, and blessed is he q who trusts in the L ord. Unless he does this, the opinion that he forms to-day will be altered to-morrow, and his mind will never be firmly made up on any subject. Through desire a man, having separated himself The original is difficult and obscure. And this is the meaning. His attention soon flags; he gets sick of it; he seems as if he were listening when he is not, and with a yawn of exhaustion and misery he pronounces his verdict, and at times with great decision, for no other purpose than to get quit of the trouble. And, like their Divine Master, they know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary (Isaiah 50:4), and thus that which flows from their lips is as refreshing and healthful to weary and struggling men and women on the highway of life as the living, cooling watercourse is to the dusty and thirsty traveller. Which has in the margin the following note: "He that loveth wisdom will separate himself from all impediments, and give himself wholly to seek it.". Article. The evidence of one person alone must not be too much depended on. Lord! Life in conflict - Jesus is your banner. Proverbs 18:6. Secularly, this is beyond a doubt; judicially, here is a great outrage; socially, a something very impolite; but religiously, a thing altogether a shame. Men born yesterday might certainly afford to listen. The gift of one talent is more common than the gift of ten, yet both the ten and the one are gifts from the same hand. For their parts, all that comes in finds its way off from them as fast as it comes, and many a time faster! 20 Even by their neighbors the poor are despised, but a rich person's friends are many. He separates himself from all outward hindrances, vain company, trifling amusements or studies, needless engagements, that he may seek and intermeddle with all wisdom. A man can rise above pain of body. Proverbs 18:5-6; Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 18:17-21. The favour of a good king is in itself a fortune which few men would despise. 2. Before an enemy can attack those who have taken refuge in a fortress, they must carry the citadel itself. Of what use is industry if its proceeds are not prudently managed when they come in?if husband, or wife, or both, be destitute of discretion, improvident and thriftless? He came at the appointed time, laid the foundations according to the specifications, and proceeded with his building, course upon course, according to the approved methods of his craft. The very name that is cavilled at by the lost is the foundation of the Christians safety. The broken timbers may serve to light a beacon fire which may warn other vessels to take another course. However, we do not feel this is the best method for using the Blue Letter Bible. Men cannot live a life of isolation and know anything of the enjoyment of life. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. The words of the wise bring refreshment, but those of a fool or a gossip bring destruction (4-8).Those who leave work undone are almost as bad as those who wreck what already has been done (9). Calleth for. This is a great vindication of the providence of God with respect to those evils and calamities that are in the world. Proverbs 18:10-11. If one member of the body politic, by the position which he holds and the ability which he possesses, is able to exercise a very powerful influence in the kingdom for weal or for woe, men watch him narrowly and jealously to see how he uses his power, and if they are anxious for the well-being of the State they endeavour to restrain him when he is going wrong and stimulate him when he is using his influence for the right. He is morose and supercilious. a. II. ESV There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. 69.]. If a man desires to know the sweets of real friendship he must be prepared to be himself a real friend. #1 "The tongue". That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, But although it is only that, it is a very real and terrible barrier. We know there have been many noble exceptions to this rulethat there have been hundreds of poor men who have preferred starvation to a forfeiture of any part of their God-given inheritancebut the temptation of the poor man in this direction is often very strong by reason of his great necessity. He seeks according to his desire, and intermeddles with every business, pretends to pass a judgment upon every man's matter. But although they bade defiance to many an assault of men in battle-array, they have had to yield to a more subtle enemy. 1. 34 "Your eye is like a lamp for your body. God exalts those who willingly take the lowest place (10-12).Strength of mind and spirit is more important in the battle of life than strength of body. )how incorrectly is shown by the constant repetition of the verb derived from the same root in the . Proverbs 18:1. One of the many evils of poverty. I. ch. They cant understand it. The one has been compared to a man who dies by a rapid and violent disease, and the other by a slow and subtle consumption. Through desire a man, having separated himself The original is difficult and obscure. The sources of the evil are various. "So it's possible to answer a matter before you really know what the matter is. If a tree is to become well-proportionedif it is to spread out its branches on every side so that its girth is to be proportioned to its height, it must have spacea degree of separation is indispensable to its perfect development. Fausset remarks that the Hebrew word used for man is ish, a good man, not adam, the general term for man. The Vulgate, Septuagint, and Arabic, read as follows: "He who wishes to break with his friend, and seeks occasions or pretenses, shall at all times be worthy of blame." My old MS. Bible translates, Occasioun seeketh that wil go awei . Words Kill, Words Give Life. The motive is through (his own) desire of being esteemed singularly learned, as Proverbs 18:2 shows, not from sincere delight in understanding. His aim is singularity, through self-seeking desire (Psalms 10:3; Psalms 112:10) of raising himself to a separate elevation from the common crowd, and of being thought versed in all that can be known: so he intermeddleth with all wisdom. His restless appetite for making himself peculiar and separate from others is marked by the indefinite verb seeketh, it not being added what he seeketh, for he hardly knows himself what.Fausset. V. THE NAME JESUS IS GREEK FOR JOSHUA JEHOVAH SHUA. There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. Contention between any men is a plain proof that there is some flaw in human nature, that the relations of human creatures are not what they ought to be. God inflicts nothing on us but what the spirit of a man can sustain, but our greatest sufferings are owing to ourselves, and no more chargeable on the providence of God than our sins are. Thus it was under the old dispensation. The married who is truly Christian knows that, even though sometimes things are badly matched, still his marriage relation is well pleasing to God as His creation and ordinance, and what he therein does or endures, passes as done or suffered for God.Luther. An eternal refuge. here yields no satisfactory sense. A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire. I. Solitude is indispensable to the attainment of wisdom. Water may be sent through a tract of country by artificial means; fields may be watered and reservoirs filled by calling in science to supply natural deficiencies. They keep no daily reckoningno accounts; and so their money is gone, they cant tell howthey had no idea they were living at such a rate!and even when they have made the discovery there is no improvement. Leviticus 19; Proverbs 29; Matthew 13:24-58. Their day of power is short-lived. 4. We could as rationally set out to find a sound that had expired in air, as to find a lost moment. And when we reflect what infinite results depend upon what a man does with his time, we can see the force of the proverb, because the slothful man is a waster of the most precious commodity in this world. And what Cicero practised as the means of forensic success, requires, as the essayist urges, to be imitated by all who study any subject in order to arrive at the truth. The emperor Julian used to banter the Christians with that precept of our Lord, When thine adversary smites thee on the one cheek, turn to him the other also: but Christians consult their ease as well as their consciences when they obey this precept in the spirit of it; whereas proud and passionate fools, when they give vent to their rancorous spirits, because they cannot bear the shadow of an indignity, not only turn the other cheek to their adversary, but smite, and urge, and almost force him to strike and destroy them.Lawson. 4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring . Thy most spiritual knowledge, thy richest experience will be found here. He runs to it, as to a strong tower. He does violence to his own understandingto those mental faculties which enable him to place things side by side and to compare them, and to sift and weigh evidence before he arrives at a conclusion. In the two clauses of the verse, on the principle of parallelism, there appears to be an inversion of the same sentiment; for, properly speaking, the words uttered are not the deep waters, but the stream that issues from them; and, on the other hand, the wellspring of wisdom is not the flowing brook, but the deep and copious fountain or reservoir from which it issues. The spirit of a man That is, the rational soul; is the candle, &c. Is a clear and glorious light, set up in man for his information and direction. All spiritual communisms bless.Miller. The two evils censured are. This is but another way of putting the old proverb that One tale is good till another is told. And this does not necessarily imply that the first teller of the tale is an untruthful person, but we are so apt to apprehend facts through the medium of our own prejudicesto see things in the light in which we wish to see themthat even two truthful men may sometimes vary much in their version of the same occurrence. The rule was examined, and the discovery was made that the old man, with his defective eyesight, had drawn the cord through the wrong slit at the top of the instrument, and then from some cause which I cannot explain, using only one side of it, had never detected his mistake. It is on some such principle that people err in preparing a representation of their own case. Although it tends to his own personal exaltation and benefit, it is not bestowed for that purpose only or chiefly. The word so translated occurs only here and in chap. So long as a man has this no pain of body or sorrow of soul can cast him down entirely, but without it he has little power to bear manfully the burdens of life, and a sense of the absence of it would be enough to crush him utterly although he had no other burdens to bear. NIV There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. They suspend their plumb, not from the middle, but from one edge of the rule, and that the edge which lies next their own interests.Arnot. Who cannot rest till he good fellows find,He breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind.. Proverbs 16:4 is . This word, falling from heaven on the busy life of man, is echoed back from every quarter in a universal acknowledgment of its justness. This scripture reveals a crook in the creature that God made upright. She said, "Well, honey, you go outside and play for a little while and then come on in and Mother will tell you." Mark the warrant of experience in this trustThey that know thy name shall put their trust in Thee; for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee (Psalms 9:10). It is unwise to be antisocial in the schismatic sense of that word (cf. 18:30-32; 33:11; 1 Tim. This would be an amusing character, were it not, at the same time, so provoking. But the way in which a man uses his lips and his tongue, as the organs of speech, may contribute not a little to his getting, or his failing to get, the meat that perisheth. I mean not that any of you should, in the slightest degree, try to work your way in life by words of flattery; but when a mans general conversation is such as to procure for him a character for discretion, courtesy, gratitude, straight forward integrity, and trustworthiness, this may surely contribute, eminently and directly, to the temporal sustenance and comfort of the man himself and his family: while an opposite style of intercourse may tend to penury and starvation. Verse 1. If we convict a man of prodigality for wasting gold, what shall we say of him who wastes what no gold can buy? Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear; Dare to look in thy chest, for tis thine own. Solomon here sets forth. As a muscle, the tongue isn't as capable of producing force as a leg or even the jaw, but its power is measured by the damage it can do and the life it can bring. (This is Millers rendering only.) 21 The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech r . But a wounded spirit crushes the entire man. Exalt thyself; He'll abase you. Verse 5. The name of the Lord. God has revealed Himself to men by many names, each one of which is intended to set forth some attribute of His perfect nature. So same concept, another proverb. The heart of the prudent gets knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. (1) that of those who think they are born for themselves, and that others ought to be ministers of their self-seeking desires; (2) that of those who intermeddle with what does not concern them. 1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 1. In any of these straits a soul can find no strong city of refuge in the possession of untold millions; these enemies laugh at such a wall of defence. So the needle that draws the thread through the cloth is some means to join it together.. Proverbs 2:7), yielding the sense the lost man sits careless to what is stable. He does not regard it. The word of the Lord that came unto HoseaSee :-. Suppose your eyes are good. Wherefore St. Gregory saith, so must every preacher deal with his hearers as God dealeth with him; he must not preach to the simple as much as he knoweth because himself doth not know of heavenly mysteries as much as they are.Jermin. 4 and 15); that against bold impiety, proud dispositions and hardness of heart against the poor (Proverbs 18:3; Proverbs 18:12; Proverbs 18:23); that against slothfulness in the duties of ones calling, foolish confidence in earthly riches, and want of true moral courage and confidence in God (Proverbs 18:9-11; comp. Proverbs 18:16. 354. Heads, we will. It is not so with heavenly friendships. Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. Here, the counsel is the deep water, not the words. As if the pardon of his sins would empty Gods storehouse of compassion, and leave His stock of mercy poor. This is that sin which not only offers injury and indignity to the Lord of heaven and earth, but even breaks that league of kindness which we owe to our own flesh. Proverbs 19:21, MSG. He who offends our Brother Prince shuts a high tower (Psalms 18:2). . This thought is still clearer in the verse that follows:Death and life are in the power (literally the hand) of the tongue. There can be no doubt that mens conduct (for tongue is but the leading instrument of it) determines death or life, yet, in spite of the adventurous hazard, their love to it (or literally, just as they love this or that sort of tongue), they shall eat its fruit, and incur, of course, fearful responsibilities.Miller. 3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes disgrace. It would be a difficult matter, and perhaps an impossible one, to enumerate all the respective moral advantages of poverty and riches, and strike the true balance between them. NLT. Those generally are so that are opinionative and conceited, and they thus make themselves ridiculous, and are vexatious to others. It gives a place for you. New International Version. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. A thousand counterfeit coins, even if they pass as genuine for a time, are nothing worth in comparison with one real golden sovereign. Words will bring a person good or ill, depending on what they mean and how they are spoken (19-21). And yet, if you have a strong spirit, how it can bear the infirmities, the weaknesses, the sicknesses. i. But in addition, most of the propositions that seem to be more remote may be brought under this general category of love to neighbours as the sum and basis of all social virtues; so especially the testimonies against wild, foolish talking (Proverbs 18:2; Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 18:13, comp. He can stand it no longer. and a chain to adorn your neck. The name of the Lord That is, the Lord, as he hath revealed himself in his works, and especially in his word, by his promises, and the declarations of his infinite perfections, and of his good-will to his people; is a strong tower Is sufficient for our protection in the greatest dangers. We must walk with God in secret, or the enemy will walk with us, and our souls will die. A man's gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great men. then, but not till then, will those be exposed to danger who have put their trust in Him. And a man who has only heard a part of a matter is in no better position to judge in it, and commits as great a folly if he attempts to do so. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. The necessity of the case seemed to warrant the deviation from the command. Verse Proverbs 18:1. A communication has been established between the soul of a good man and the living Godhe holds constant communion with a source of spiritual life which can never fail, and consequently he can never be at a loss for subjects upon which to discoursehis mind is always filled with new thoughts of God, and new hopes of heaven upon which to meditate himself and which he can communicate to others. If a man, therefore, desires to avoid harm to body, mind, and soul, he must set himself to acquire knowledge both in relation to things material and spiritual. None but a foolish man seeks contention. There is a secular and a spiritual in every proverb. We are repeatedly said to be saved by the name of God (Psalms 54:1; John 17:11-12). 1. In cases when representations differed, and the evidence between them was such as to leave it impossible to say certainly on which side was the preponderance, or when the parties would not submit to arbitration, or when they were too powerful to be safely meddled with, then the lot caused contentions to cease, and parted between the mighty.Wardlaw. March 11. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the spirits. Other renderings are. They become unreasonable in discussion and blind to the viewpoints of others. And then, when we look around us into the infinitely extended field of the Revelation of God, what a world of heavenly wisdom is there to intermeddle with! Riches are no defence against a mans most powerful enemies. What the name of the Lord is to the righteous Proverbs 18:10, that wealth is to the rich. And moral weeds seem to have a like capability of utilising everything that comes in their way to their own advancementthe unrighteous man makes a fortune, or a position, or a name for himself, while his godly neighbour is struggling for a bare subsistence. Verse Proverbs 18:1. Or if this is to be understood of a vain glorious person, the sense is, "he intermeddles" or "mingles himself with all business" h, as it may be rendered; he thrusts himself into affairs that do not concern him, and will pass his judgment on things he has nothing to do with; or he monopolizes all knowledge to himself, and will not allow any other to have any share with him. Proverbs 18:1. and their contentions are like the bars of a castle ( Proverbs 18:19 ). A bed of down cannot do much for a man whose body is racked with painit can do nothing for him whose soul is bowed down by sorrow, or smitten with a fear of death. 9 They are a garland to grace your head. There is no anguish to that of the conscience: A wounded spirit who can bear? That great abilities are gifts from God. 1. More than once he bears testimony to the blessedness of marriage in the true sense of the word, but we never find him praising the practice which was so great a curse to his own life. A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire: To cut one's self off from family, friends, and community is often to express a selfish desire. 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