God divided the land of Israel by lot, and if men had generally been content to permit Him to divide the earth among them in a similar manner, how much more rich and prosperous would they have been. then, but not till then, will those be exposed to danger who have put their trust in Him. He who offends our Brother Prince shuts a high tower (Psalms 18:2). Many of the ancient fortresses that are scattered over our land were once deemed impregnable refuges. Here again, as in Proverbs 18:4, the Hebrew word ish is used for man. Sometimes family feuds have led men to resort to this terrible method of settling disputes, and men of the same parentage have fought till one shed the others blood. III. Genesis 13:11). Many men seek secular knowledge for the sole purpose of acquiring fame by the acquisition. 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. 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. 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. Words Kill, Words Give Life. 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. Proverbs 18:1. Oct 25, 2005. Proverbs 20:27. 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. Rich in privileges, they are poor in the graces and enjoyments of the life of God in the soul. Proverbs 11:2 and Proverbs 16:18. 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). Since Scripture teaches that God is love (1 John 4:8, 16), that God loves all people (John 3:16) and thus does not willing afflict anyone (Lam. If they would but appear in their true character;would they but show their fangs, and make us feel them, we should be put upon our guard. A. James, is the most precious thing in the world. Ignominy, rather, shameful deeds., This verse also, as will be seen from a reference to the Critical Notes, and also from the Comments, is susceptible of several interpretations. For those who know anything of the character of God, know that it was not a part of his original intention that men should be placed in such circumstances; and when they look abroad upon their fellow-creatures, they see that all the poverty of the poor can be traced to wrong-doing on the part of mento the sefishness of some, and to the indolence and vice of others. 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. 9 They are a garland to grace your head. In the elect, this spiritual sickness is an afflicted conscience, when God will suffer us to take a deep sense of our sins, and bring us to the life of grace by the valley of death, as it were by hell gates unto heaven. They are often held in contempt even while living, and the reproaches of those who have been made to suffer by them are heaped upon their heads. than to o divide the spoil with the proud. The righteous mans refuge, then, is a Living Personalitya Self-existent and Eternal King and Father, infinite in power, in wisdom, and in tenderness. It will bring you before great men. Click to donate today! The word so translated occurs only here and in chap. 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. Before an enemy can attack those who have taken refuge in a fortress, they must carry the citadel itself. Many offences touch the body which extend not to the soul; but if the soul be grieved, the sympathising flesh suffers deeply with it. (He hath no delight in knowledge, but in the displaying of his own thoughts.Hodgson.) It's idea of flipping a coin, you know. Monogamy brings a double portiona good thing and the Divine favour. Proverbs 18 1 An unfriendly man pursues selfish ends; he defies all sound judgment. ( Proverbs 18:14 ). Infirmity, i.e., sickness, disease of body. all that is solid and stable: subsistence, essence, existence. Let's flip a coin. Findeth implies the rarity of the thing obtained (Ecclesiastes 7:27-28), and the need of circumspection in the search. (See Comments). The man who seeks contention will alway find others like-minded with himself who will be willing to do for him what he has done for others, and he who calls for strokes upon his fellow-creatures will receive them upon his own head with compound interest. 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. And so it stops the contentions. 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. The readings and expositions of this verse are many. In this proverb he indirectly condemns himself and warns others by his own example. If there is to be a genuine friendship there must be mutual confidence and a mutual recognition of excellencies, for if the trust and admiration is on one side only the fire will soon burn out for want of fuel. But if otherwise it cannot be ordered then let a lot be the compromiser of them. 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. 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. Some translators read a brother offended resisteth more than a strong city. Miller reads, When a brother is revolted away, it is from a city of strength., The state of things treated in this verse reveals most conclusively that man has fallen. Those who are truly wise seek wisdom for its own sake. The hand can strike down the body of a single foe, or of two or three at once. When thou wast under the fig-tree I saw thee (John 1:48). While a man has wealth he is defended from many bodily ills and from many vexations of spirit. The citadel of him who trusts in the Lord. As we saw in the previous chapter (Proverbs 18:14) contention or strife is an evil of which none at its beginnings can see the end. We should take great care . One of the many temptations of wealth. That's where most of the quotes that appear on the "Verse of the Day" and "Previous Verses" pages of my website are taken from, so from now on, many of the "Source:" links that I provide on those pages will not contain the quoted text. Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor. a. 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. The rich think their wealth protects them; they imagine themselves safe behind it. A lot of people complain, "Oh, we don't have any friends." Self-conceitthe affectation of extraordinary acuteness. And there is an aspect in which we may view the slothful man in which we not only note the close resemblance he bears to his prodigal brother, but in which he is transformed into a prodigal himself. In some cases the only way a judge may be able to settle a dispute is by the drawing of lots (16-18).People may become strong friends or strong enemies, depending on how they are treated. What, if I should return to the world, look back, give up my profession, yield to my own deceitful heart, and perish at last with aggraved condemnation? You are walking outside the gates of your tower; no wonder that your imprudence exposes you to the fiery darts of the wicked. Read again the name of the Lord! The wife of Potiphar seemed just in her cause when she declared that Joseph left his garment in her hand and fled. Proverbs 18:3. Proverbs 18:2. Doubtless there is secular truth in all this The disgraced citizen is often the most reproachful.Miller. 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. The first man wounds, but he inflicts his injury in open daylight and in the front of his victim, but the second is like the treacherous footpad whose face is never seen and whose step is never heard, but who comes up behind his prey in the dark and leaves no trace behind but the mortal sword-thrust. The evidence of one person alone must not be too much depended on. The wise listen to opinions from all available sources before giving their judgment (13-15). The bars that guard the outlet of a fortress are strong, and when the iron crowbar is applied to them with a view of making an entrance, the weapon finds itself resisted by a substance as unyielding as its own. Wise men are often obliged to contend for truth and right, but they never seek an occasion of dispute. March 12. A fool's mouth is his destruction, his lips are a snare of his soul. 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. But there are troubles far heavier than any of these, from which riches afford no protection. 3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. The wickedness of the sons of Eli made men abhor the offering of the Lord. And thus it is still. He also that is slothful in his work is a brother to him that is a great waster ( Proverbs 18:7-9 ). A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes ( Proverbs 18:1-6 ). Like the apostles of old, he cannot but speak the things which he has seen and heard (Acts 4:20). Sanctified sorrow, although it wounds the spirit, yet it only wounds it to raise it to a higher levelto make it capable of a more refined enjoyment. 18:30-32; 33:11; 1 Tim. When God gives us a moment, He does not promise us another, as if to teach us highly to value and improve it, by the consideration, for aught we know, it may be the last. Proverbs 18:1. It is the overflow of heartfelt experience. 1. Proverbs 18:1 warns us of the consequences of using words carelessly. 10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. If this word is taken in a good sense the fruit must be good; but it may be ironical, meaning false or malignant words will find ample retribution. Calleth for. If the disputants are men of the same nation, their contention seems more unnatural than if they belonged to different races, but when sons of the same fathermen brought up at the knees of the same mother, are found in a state of enmity, we have a very strong proof that the race is not what its head was when he came fresh from the hand of his Creator. 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. 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? Then your body also is full of darkness. II. Proverbs 18:1 He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God (Isaiah 1:10). Fausset remarks that the Hebrew word used for man is ish, a good man, not adam, the general term for man. 1. Verse 8. ), "Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day . here yields no satisfactory sense. Verse 7. The selfish and morose man who will not deny himself for anothers good, or who cannot rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep, cannot expect others to deny themselves for him and to sympathise with his joy and sorrow. And he that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and a shame to him. But yet where the spring of those waters is a well-spring of wisdom, though sometimes it send forth deep waters, yet it doth not always; for that were to overwhelm the hearers. Because it is hard to break through. The one he woundeth so, that his blow is neither heard, seen, nor felt. In this pericope, the wise way (following the moral law in general, Proverbs 1:8-9) does not have the personal appeal, or the excitement and hope of power, that the second way does (Proverbs 1:10-19).Its only reward is goodness, as opposed to acceptance by one's peers. 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.". This appears to me the best meaning: the reader may judge for himself. It would be indeed a blessing if property was the most precious thing wasted in the contentions of men. No physical force can break down enmity of hearteven God cannot reconcile men unto Himself by His physical omnipotence, but wins them by love. Secularly, a wife is the highest treasure. In any translation, the tongue is mentioned well over a hundred times in the Bible. Folly's feast 9:13-18. Proverbs 18:6. A bad wife is no wife at all. c 4 There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of . I. 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. The heart is the core of any human being and is the true measure of who we are. Proverbs 18:24. This is true in relation to any and every kind of evil to which men are exposed. 18 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. For he is commonly a fellow slothful in his work, being busy in his words, and he is indeed brother to him that is a great waster, spoiling his own estate by his slothfulness, and by the mischief which his talebearing falleth upon him; and spoiling him to whom he talketh by the ill mind which he putteth into him.Jermin. We ought to submit to mystery in God, for the tide of His utterance is to flow on for ever.Miller. All spiritual communisms bless.Miller. Others read as in the authorised version. Men cannot live a life of isolation and know anything of the enjoyment of life. She said, "Well, honey, you go outside and play for a little while and then come on in and Mother will tell you." How sad must be the reflections of those who have possessed this God-given power for good or ill when they have to look back upon its misuse. esther job psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel So the Jewish commentators generally. 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. In the hurry of this worlds atmosphere how little can we apprehend it! The subject of Proverbs 18:5 has been treated in the Homiletics on chap. What care, then, should we use to pluck from our hearts every root of bitterness, and to have them furnished with knowledge and prudence, that our discourse may be good, to the use of edifying!Lawson. Same idea. Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense. 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. but delight in airing their own opinions. It is upon them that are contentious, and will not obey the truth, (Romans 2:8)that truth being in all of them through the invisible things which are seen by the things that are made (Romans 1:20)that the apostle denounces tribulation and wrath, indignation and anguish. Not that men can save themselves, but that they would save themselves under Gods influences if they did not contend with Him; that it is rebellion that turns the scale (Psalms 68:6); that there is light enough in every man to draw him to saving light if he would only follow it; and that on this very account it is the great sorrow of the sinner that he has this spirit of upbraiding, which, in the spiritual world, no moral malady can carry.Miller. Asaphs steps had well-nigh slipped when he saw the prosperity of the wickedthat violence covered them as a garment, and that they set their mouth against the heavens; and yet that their strength was firm, and they had more than heart could wish (Psalms 73:2-8). Proverbs Proverbs 1 The Beginning of Knowledge (Proverbs 9:1-12) 1These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, 2for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight, 3and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity. In 1969, after graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John came to Grace Community Church. 3 Doing wrong leads to disgrace, and scandalous behavior brings contempt. A mans gifts. He has before mentioned some of its advantages (see chap. A reference to the Critical Notes will show that the word translated wounds may be rendered dainties, and it is because evil reports of others are so keenly relished by an unsanctified soul that the words of a tale-bearer are able to inflict such suffering and work so much ill in the world. We must try to fathom the profound meaning which is hidden under this simple but striking proverb. These two are not apart, but flow easily into each other. Therefore we learn that we must not give a verdict for or against an accused person until both he and his accuser have been heard. But a good wife is the best friend of all (22-24). Translated this way, Proverbs 11:30 becomes a study in contrasts, with the second part of the verse antithetical to the first . He is impelled to the search simply by a desire which is born of his appreciation of its worthby a knowledge of its power to bless his life. Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddleth with all wisdom. If he would grow wise in the mysteries of the natural world he must oftentimes shut himself away from the haunts of men, and ponder the manifold phenomena which creation presents to him, and endeavour to unravel her secrets. II. Indolenceindisposition to be troubled. Our translation seems to take it as an excitement to diligence in the pursuit of wisdom. As a necessary consequence, nobody will give much heed to his judgmentno thoughtful person will attach much weight to his wordsand he will thus deprive himself of that consideration and respect which he might otherwise have enjoyed. "He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.". It is not enough to be active, but he must see that his actions are wisely directed, that the means are adapted to the end in view. But the conversation and teaching of the godly are always a means of moral health to others; by their words they witness for the truth of God, and are the means of opening mens eyes, and turning them from darkness to light, from the power of Satan unto God (Acts 26:13). The matter of fact is here statedand there are natural enough reasons to account for it. The perfect holiness of God, which the lost man would upbraid, is what is vital in the cross of Christ. The simple power to influence men by speech will gratify for the momentbut if the increase of the lips is to be an abiding source of contentment there must be a consciousness that the power has been used to benefit mankind in some way or otherthat the skilful pleading has been on the side of right, that the powerful logic has been used to expose the false and to defend the true, or the brilliant oratory has had for its aim the moral enlightenment and strengthening of the listeners. Leviticus 19; Proverbs 29; Matthew 13:24-58. He trembles at the thought of eternal condemnation. But the grave, sooner or later, receives them both. We think it treats of. 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. For surely they are the best seekers of knowledge, and are most earnest after it, who have already gotten it. Life is full of changes and challenges. . A man who does it proclaims that he values very lightly the reputation of those concerned, and is often a robber of what is more to a man than his purse, viz. For I look upon the image of Christ as the best mark of beauty I can behold in her, and the grace of God as the best portion I can receive with her.Bp. 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. Zockler translates, He that separateth himself seeketh his own pleasure, against all counsel doth he rush on, and the renderings of Stuart, Miller, and Delitzsch are substantially the same, except that Delitzsch translates the latter clauseagainst all that is beneficial he shows his teeth. Other readings are A self-conceited fool seeks to gratify his fancy and intermingleth himself with all things (Schultens); He who has separated himself agitates questions as his desire prompts, and breaks his teeth on every hard point (Schulz); He seeks occasion, who desires to separate himself from his friends (Hodgson). Verse 9 . The waters in a shallow and stagnant pond give little or no refreshment to the thirsty traveller; they may even be the means of imparting disease to those who drink of them, or who live near them. 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. 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. There is, probably, no part of this earthteeming although it is with riches enough to satisfy the needs of every living thingin which those are not to be found who have to struggle hard for their daily bread, and who even then come off with but a scanty share. This is a temper the very opposite of the first, but producing a similar effect. Twin-brothers are often so much alike that it is difficult for onlookers to distinguish one from the other. When people become too confident in their own opinions, they are liable to break away from former friends. II. 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.". 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. Verses 1-2. Who can translate all its outgoings? Verse 1. Things don't always work out the way we want them to, and even if you're the most adaptable person in the world, life is going to throw you a few curveballs, and you're going to strike out once or twice. But there are moral fools who think it only an amusement to pick a quarrel, little heeding what the consequences of it may be, not caring if blows succeed to angry words, or perhaps even desiring that they should do so. 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. Party spirit has as much influence as gifts to blind the eyes of the wise, and to pervert the words of the righteous.Lawson. Suppose your eyes are good. Proverbs 16:4 is . Proverbs 16:2. Novalis. But the tongue can reach a thousand hearts at one time, and make men its slaves, not in twos and threes but in masses. 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. The spirit of a man may control his sickness, but a spirit of upbraiding, who can carry that? To give all up, and simply lie back and murmur, is bad even for worldly disorders; but Solomon derives out of it a much more profound spiritual sense. Add custom text here or remove it. We have provided this method as a convenience to our users. We follow the authorised version. 1. Proverbs 5:1-14 Commentary Proverbs 5 Commentary Proverbs 5:15-23 Commentary Proverbs 6 Commentary Proverbs 6:20-35 Commentary Proverbs 7:1-27 Commentary Proverbs 13 Commentary Proverbs 15 Commentary Proverbs 18:10 Commentary Proverbs 18:11 Commentary Proverbs 28:13 Commentary Proverbs 29:18 Commentary The uncertainty of riches has been a subject upon which the sages and moralists of all ages have dweltthe millionaire of to-day may be a beggar to-morrow, and he who was last year surrounded by this high wall, which shut in so much that was agreeable to his senses and shut ont so many discomforts from his temporal life, may be standing to-day a forlorn, unsheltered creature, with only the ruins of his once imposing fortress around him. The aims of a man left to himself is really a translation of but two words, meaning a separated one seeks. A man can rise above pain of body. An impregnable refuge. The former jumped to a conclusion from over-eagerness; this comes soon to a close from sheer sluggishness of mind. At the same time the Word of God appears to be more fully recognised as the arbiter of the Divine will. Perhaps it is more easy to abide by the decision of the lot than of the Word. I. * a 2 Let someone else * praise you, and not your own mouth; Others, * and not your own lips. Everything here calls for our deepest, closest thoughts. I. Solitude is indispensable to the attainment of wisdom. He was David's rock, fortress, deliverer, God, strength, buckler, horn, and high tower ( Ps 18:2 ). Their day of power is short-lived. 34 "Your eye is like a lamp for your body. Thus it was under the old dispensation. unfriendliness and unreasonableness are inseparable." But contention builds around each one a more impregnable barrier than the highest walls of the strongest fortress. 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