For he who knows only his own side of the case is convicted of knowing little of that; his reasons may be good and no one may have been able to refute them, but if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, what rational ground has he for preferring either opinion?Jacox. He trembles at the thought of eternal condemnation. A lot of people complain, "Oh, we don't have any friends." For as that which being whole is most strongly united, being broken is farthest from being made whole; and as a stick of hard wax, being broken, may more easily be conjoined than a stick of hard wood, so are the divisions of brethren more hardly composed than the contentions of others.Jermin. 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? Each last strong speech comes out victorious. Some translate it words of sport (Stuart and Zockler); others, with Delitzsch, dainty morsels; others, whispers, soft breezes., MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.Proverbs 18:6-8. Spiritual sickness varies (as some diseases do in the body according to the constitution of the sick) thereafter as the soul is that hath it, whether regenerate or reprobate. And as it sways the affections and takes a mans will captive, it wields the power of life and death not over the body of the man but over the man himself. And tumble up and down what thou findst there. "[3] We shall paraphrase the apparent meaning here: "When any man wishes to separate himself from former friends, he will seek some pretext for doing so; but his behavior is altogether reprehensible. There is, in the original word, an implication of softness, simplicity, undesignedness, which only gives the secret weapon with which the wound is inflicted the greater keenness.Wardlaw. To commit sin is the killing of the soul; to refuse hope of mercy is to cast it down to hell. There are men whose love cannot be extinguished by coldness and distrust, but they are few and far between, and the wise mans words hold good as a general rule that a man that hath friends must show himself friendly. (The latter clause of this verse was treated in Homiletics on chap. Then your whole body also is full of light. 14). The bite of a viper is not so deadly as the wound of these talebearers stories and insinuations. 10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. Leviticus 19; Proverbs 29; Matthew 13:24-58. 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. An industrious old man, by trade a mason, was engaged to build a certain piece of wall at so much per yard. We have before had the lot as a symbol of human freedom and Divine preordination (chap. 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. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end . The spirit of a man, at least among those to whom Solomon wrote, had truth enough to save him if he would only listen. The sentence means that when a man gets separated from his place in the universe he seeks, or has a pursuit, after his present bent or longing. But upon the moral quality of the fruit of his mouth will depend the length and depth of his satisfaction. For such ought to be the command of love between brethren, that he that breaks it is a disloyal rebel unto it. More is justly expected from a brother than from a strangermore of affection, gratitude, kindly treatment, fidelity, and trustworthiness. The vast importance of our words may be learned from James 3; and our blessed Lord says expressly (Matthew 12:36, etc. 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. Proverbs. But at other times it is as a flowing brook, more shallow for capacity, but more forcible also in the stream of it, and either by persuasive exhortation carrying on the hearers to a pursuit of virtue and godliness, or else by a dissuasive reproof carrying them away from the practice of wickedness, and in both washing away the stains of their sinful lives. 1. The righteous mans refuge, then, is a Living Personalitya Self-existent and Eternal King and Father, infinite in power, in wisdom, and in tenderness. As in similar verses, Miller translates a wounded spirit: a spirit of upbraiaing. 11 If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for innocent blood, let's ambush some harmless soul; 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. Wise men are often obliged to contend for truth and right, but they never seek an occasion of dispute. They become unreasonable in discussion and blind to the viewpoints of others. So the man whose words are listened to and waited for by other menwhether he be the skilful barrister, or the powerful statesman, or the preacher of the Gospel, has a satisfaction in being able so to put forth his conceptions as to give to his fellow-men new ideasto show them things in a light in which they might never have seen them but for this power which he possesses. Translated this way, Proverbs 11:30 becomes a study in contrasts, with the second part of the verse antithetical to the first . 69.]. This is either to be understood in a good sense, of one that has a real and hearty desire after sound wisdom and knowledge, and seeks in the use of all proper means to attain it; and in order to which he separates himself from the world and the business of it, and retires to his study, and gives up himself to reading, meditation, and prayer; or goes abroad in search of it, as Aben Ezra: or of a vain man that affects singularity; and who, through a desire of gratifying that lust, separates himself, not only from God, as Jarchi interprets it, pursuing his evil imagination and the lust of his heart; and from his friends, as the Septuagint and Arabic versions; but from all men, like the Jews, who "please not God, and are contrary to all men"; so such a man sets himself to despise and contradict the sentiments and opinions of others, and to set up his own in opposition to them. Home; Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary; Proverbs; Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Proverbs 18. 18 Loners who care only for themselves. And the mother thought, "Uh-oh, this is it. than to o divide the spoil with the proud. Those generally are so that are opinionative and conceited, and they thus make themselves ridiculous, and are vexatious to others. The words bring out and contain the counsel.Wardlaw. As surely as water will find its level, so a truly gifted man will find some outlet for his talentssome sphere large enough to use what has been bestowed upon him for the very purpose of being used. It would be indeed a blessing if property was the most precious thing wasted in the contentions of men. Proverbs 17. His burden of conscience is relieved. It is to a man of this stagnant and lazy temperament an exertion quite unbearable to keep his mind so long on the stretch as to listen even to a statement, and still more to an argument or pleading, that cannot be finished in a breath and done with. and do not forsake your mother's teaching. III. II. These names are often borne by men who are destitute of the qualifications and feelings proper to the relationships which they express, but when any one of them is applied to God it is applied to one who combines within Himself all those attributes of character in perfection which ought to be possessed in some degree by men who are called by these names. a. Solomon is satisfied with one great difference,that while mans speech is deep, Gods speech is both deep and living. One has a vital source, the other is dead and stagnant. 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. Words will bring a person good or ill, depending on what they mean and how they are spoken (19-21). 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. However, we do not feel this is the best method for using the Blue Letter Bible. (2) he who separates himself (from the foolish, unlearned multitude) seeks his own desire (that which is worthy to be desired), and mingleth himself with all wisdom. This proverb treats of a twofold aspect of human life which furnishes a strong proof of the fallen condition of human nature. Self-love is the twist in the heart within, and self-interest is the side to which the variation from righteousness steadily tends. The heart makes the lie, deceiving first the man himself, and thereafter his neighbours. It is therefore 1 An ever-present refuge. The wise listen to opinions from all available sources before giving their judgment (13-15). i. 2. 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). Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense. Genesis 13:11). If the soul, therefore, would lie quiet, and yield to its own light, it would be joined by what is higher, and would contain, or control its own malady; God helping, as He would, would check, and get the better of it; but a spirit of upbraidingand by this is meant precisely the quarrel (chap. A sense of the favour of God and a peaceful conscience will prevent men from being overwhelmed by even very keen mental sorrow. 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. Proverbs 18:10-11. 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. The tongue, according as it is used, deals forth life or death; for speech is the picture of the mind (comp. It must be remembered that deep waters are associated in the Old Testament with the thought of darkness and mystery (Proverbs 20:5; Psalms 69:2; Ecclesiastes 7:24), and we get a more profound thought if we see in the proverb a comparison between all teaching from without and that of the light within. They who have not gotten it do not know the worth of it, and so have no mind to look after it, or if they have the mind, they have no knowledge how to seek it. None can pull out of His hands. Both may bear the image and superscription of the king, but the one is an insult to the name it bears while the other has a right to be imprinted with the royal name. 31, p. It is a fine adage, even for this world but when applied to our Great Brother, and to our God and King, it is one of the noblest of inspired texts. The stronghold of the man who trusts in riches. A man, when he is alone, is more likely to see things as they really are; he is less under the influence of the seen and temporal than when he is in the market, or on the crowded highway, and consequently things unseen and eternal have a more powerful influence over him at such a season. But, alas, disputes often lead to far more serious consequences, and that life of man, which is at the best so limited, has been made much shorter by the sword of his fellow-man. Some men even profess to be seekers after true and spiritual wisdom, when they are only striving to gratify some unworthy ambition. Miller. Proverbs 13:8, page 302), but the evil of the text is a very real and common one. Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 9 They are a garland to grace your head. The tongue of the tempter can drag its victims down, body and soul, to hell, while the tongue which is touched with a living coal from off the altar of God can be the means of persuading men to be reconciled to their Heavenly Father, and so of making them partakers of eternal life. g So the Targum. The wickedness of the sons of Eli made men abhor the offering of the Lord. And thus it is still. He hath but one grand policy to secure him against all dangers, and that is, to run to God.Trapp. Proverbs 18:14. Proverbs 18:6. Humble thyself; He shall exalt thee. Proverbs 18:21. If a man possesses an estate beneath whose surface he knows there lies buried much precious mineral treasure, he must bring much wisdom and skill into play before he has the treasure in his hand. I. Slothfulness and prodigality have the same origin. 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. Here again, as in Proverbs 18:4, the Hebrew word ish is used for man. 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. Some expositors, however, adhere to the old translation, and we therefore look at it. The special good-will of some who can feel with him and for him in all the vicissitudes of life is indispensable to his happiness. Satisfied. There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. This is a beautiful fact. 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. Exalt thyself; He'll abase you. It maketh room for him in the worldit opens up to him many opportunities of social advancement, and it bringeth him before great men,men who are either great in wealth and position or intellectually and morally great, or are great in both senses of the word. John Piper Oct 25, 2005. Who cannot rest till he good fellows find,He breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind.. The truth is they contrive to infuse their poison without a bite. Nov 7, 2020. Life is a wide thing; and might, at least, be acted through, before in the darker points we insist upon a judgment Folly, and therefore, mischief; shame, and therefore, ill desert. GOD's name is a place of protection good people can run there and be safe. 3 Doing wrong leads to disgrace, and scandalous behavior brings contempt. 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. "Before destruction the heart of man is haughty.". A poor man has not only a very small share of the material comforts of life, but even for these he is often compelled to sue as for a favour. Bereavement, the faithlessness of friends, disappointed hopes, often deeply wound the spirit, yet men bear these wounds and often are made better and stronger by them. It was not the sense of outward sufferings (for mere men have borne the agonies of death undaunted) but the wrestling of Gods wrath with His spirit, that drew from Christ that complaint, able to make heaven and earth stand aghast: My soul is heavy unto death (Matthew 26:38). Neither is this sickness of conscience properly good in itself, nor any grace of God, but used by God as an instrument of good to His, as when by the spirit of bondage He brings us to adoption. To the righteous God is good, and he nestles and shelters himself in that; runs into the nurture and shelter of Gods love, and, in the comfort of this strong tower, is lifted high. But there is a profounder sense. 20 Whoever gives thought to the word 2 p will discover good, and blessed is he q who trusts in the L ord. Where others toil with philosophic force,Its nimble nonsense takes a shorter course;Flings at your head conviction in the lump,And gains remote conclusions at a jump.. Proverbs 26:22, and will bear very different renderings. 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. b 3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But the irritation caused by a fool is heavier than both. Proverbs. is the same one who wastes his life away. The heart is the core of any human being and is the true measure of who we are. Well, you're not you're not showing yourself friendly. I'd never be able to see Begin if we didn't have a gift for him, for Israel. Chapter 18 of Proverbs is full of wisd. 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. Adams. How many times we have run into it to find safety. Such a gift to a man is a gift for men. (1 Samuel 15:17-23.) The man who hid the Lords talent was visited with a stern sentence as a positive transgressor (Matthew 25:25). Such an approach runs counter to sound wisdom because we all need input from other people to make wise decisions. Doubtless there is secular truth in all this The disgraced citizen is often the most reproachful.Miller. If the kings and great men of the earth had resorted to this method of causing contentions to cease and parting between the mighty, how many homes and cities would have escaped overthrow, how many a fruitful and prosperous country would have been preserved from desolation, and how many a princely fortune would have remained in the hands of its rightful owners. When a man enters into the marriage relation according to the Divine intentionmaking a woman his wife in the true sense of the wordhe not only adds to his own comfort and consults his own interest, but he does that which is pleasing to Godhe takes a step upon which he can fearlessly ask for the Divine blessing. deliver us from this barren talk of the lips (chap. So same concept, another proverb. II. 4 Wise words are like deep waters; 34 "Your eye is like a lamp for your body. How true this is, men for the first time in a court can easily imagine. Jeroboamthe second; who died in the fifteenth year of Uzziah's forty-one years' reign.From his time forth all Israel's kings worshipped false gods: Zachariah (2 Kings 15:9), Menahem (2 Kings 15:18), Pekahiah (2 Kings 15:18- :), Pekah (2 Kings 15:28), Hoshea (2 Kings 17:2).As Israel was most flourishing externally under Jeroboam . 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. Such a man often deeply wrongs others. . But these human vipers infuse their poison in the language of kindness and love. But there is, after all, no comparison between this kind of forced irrigation and that which is the result of natural causes. He finds that he can make little progress in the investigation of Divine and natural things, if he have much to do with secular or trifling matters: he therefore separates himself as well from unprofitable pursuits as from frivolous company, and then enters into the spirit of his pursuit; is not satisfied with superficial observances, but examines the substance and essence, as far as possible, of those things which have been the objects of his desire. Add custom text here or remove it. brookstone therapeutic percussion massager with lcd screen; do nigel and jennifer whalley still own albury park II. 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. There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. never seen the righteous forsaken what does that mean?garberiel battery charger manual 26th February 2023 / in what's happening in silsbee, tx today / by / in what's happening in silsbee, tx today / by Before an enemy can attack those who have taken refuge in a fortress, they must carry the citadel itself. In other words, brothers are a shelter to brothers, and quarrels lock up that resort. Notice, that a brother is not only a commoner defence, but a citadel; and a bar to that keep shuts a man out of his best earthly dependence. The power of words over the man who utters them. He has joy in being the originator of fresh and living thoughts, and in being able by clothing them in words to impart them to others. A. James, is the most precious thing in the world. Why? h "immiscet se omni negotio", Munster; "omnibus quae sunt immiscet se", Junius & Tremellius. 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