69.]. When two talk in diverse languages they are known to be men of diverse countries; but when the poor and rich talk together, so different is their speech that one would hardly think them to be both men, and of the same nature. Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 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. There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. They that love it, i.e., make it a special object of gratification (Stuart). 1. We must try to fathom the profound meaning which is hidden under this simple but striking proverb. 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. Proverbs 18:16. The word of the Lord that came unto HoseaSee :-. Such an approach runs counter to sound wisdom because we all need input from other people to make wise decisions. and yet, when the harvest is come, he may take his choice whether he will eat of the product or not. In the field of the world, the tares grow as well as the wheat (Matthew 13:26), and often they seem for a time to be more flourishing. The first clause of this verse should be A man of many friends will prove himself base, or is so to his own destruction, i.e., he who professes to regard everybody as his friend will, in so doing, involve himself in trouble. Stops the argument. A certain degree of solitude seems necessary to the full growth and spread of the highest mind; and therefore must a very extensive intercourse with men stifle many a holy germ, and scare away the gods, who shun the restless tumult of noisy companies, and the discussion of petty interests. The truth is they contrive to infuse their poison without a bite. Oh, how hard it is when your spirit has been wounded. 2. Although the Divine Creator gives to all men liberally, He does not give to all equally, but seeing that man is not responsible for this inequality, those who are most richly endowed should find in the fact of their superiority matter for gratitude and not for self-glorification. Article. Secularly, a wife is the highest treasure. 18. a maul] "i.e. Proverbs 17. A wood gathers wood, like all vegetable or vital growths. 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. And in no case is this more true, than with regard to offices in the Church. None but a foolish man seeks contention. The nearest translation to the words is perhaps the following: "He who is separated shall seek the desired thing, (i.e., the object of his desire,) and shall intermeddle (mingle himself) with all realities or all essential knowledge." Verse Proverbs 18:1. Rich in privileges, they are poor in the graces and enjoyments of the life of God in the soul. The name I AM, by which He revealed Himself to Israel (Exodus 3:14) set forth His eternal self-existence, but He has also revealed Himself by names which are used to express human relations, such as king, judge, husband, father. 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! I. Slothfulness and prodigality have the same origin. That great abilities are gifts from God. Read Joo 15:7 bible commentary from Treasury of Scripture Knowledge by Samuel Bagster FREE on BiblePortal.com That ignorance exposes men to danger. He separates himself from all outward hindrances, vain company, trifling amusements or studies, needless engagements, that he may seek and intermeddle with all wisdom. The slothful man is a waster of Gods most precious gifts. Pro 18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom. Biblical Translations of Proverbs 14:12. It gives a place for you. 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.". 1. Whereas impatiency for anything that is lost taketh away the comfort of all that remaineth, yea, the comfort of thine own self.Jermin. Coverdale thus: "Who so hath pleasure to sowe discorde, piketh a quarrel in every thinge. There is a sense in which we may understand the language, even taking the former clause of the twentieth verse literallyA mans belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth. You may smile and say, A man cannot live upon words! This is the best policy for security. II. Blind passion is not to make the selection at random.Fausset. Proverbs 18:16. As setting forth an indispensable condition of making and keeping friends. Contempt and reproach are their final portion. Home; . Words will bring a person good or ill, depending on what they mean and how they are spoken (19-21). An alternative interpretation is not difficult to find. One of them happens to be their friend; and whether it be he or his adversary that makes the statement, partiality for him stirs their resentment at the injury done to him; the blood warms, and, passion thus striking in, they hastily interrupt the narrationwill hear no more of itand at once proceed to load the enemy of their friend with abuse and imprecation. Friends, Proverbs 18:21 as we have seen above, i a nutshell is a warning to us to be extremely careful what we store in our hearts. "Before destruction the heart of man is haughty.". Granted that it is a defence against some very real ills, who can insure to himself a continuance of his present possessions? So Solomon found a thousand of them. 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. A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city ( Proverbs 18:19 ): So the idea is, don't offend your brother. 3. The eye can influence men, but not so powerfully as the tongue, nor can its influence reach so many at once. The power of words over the man who utters them. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary. To the one he gives the wounds of his slandering, to the other the wounds of his flattering. 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. 2 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions. 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. Such enmity Solomon compares to the bars of a castle. A sense of the favour of God and a peaceful conscience will prevent men from being overwhelmed by even very keen mental sorrow. Studylight has an interesting tool called "Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary" - This allows you to quickly see the comments from multiple resources without having to leave the page. 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. When the Lord reckons with His servants, He will account that talent mis-used which is used for self-aggrandisement alone. and before honor is humility ( Proverbs 18:12 ). He looks forwardall is terror; backwardnothing but remorse; inwardall is darkness. We must understand Solomon here to refer to a good manto a man whose words are in harmony with the mind of God. Between (1) blaming and (2) commending the life of isolation, the decision must be that (1) is most in harmony with the temper of the Book of Proverbs; but it is not strange that Pharisaism, in its very name, separating and self-exalting, should have adopted (2). And she said, "Well, now, honey, do you think you understand?" Riches are no defence against a mans most powerful enemies. I. He strikes for what he desires. 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.". g So the Targum. When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. 3 When wickedness arrives, shame's not far behind; contempt for life is contemptible. Such a state of things is often felt to be hard and is undoubtedly so, and unless a poor man is noble and self-respecting, it has a tendency to make him cringing and servileto dispose him to barter his conscience and his rights in order to satisfy his bodily needs. II. No war breaks out sooner, or lasts longer, than that among divines, or that about a sacrament; a sacrament of love, a communion, and yet the occasion, by accident, of much dissension.Trapp. Proverbs 18:1. I. II. The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe ( Proverbs 18:10 ). He was David's rock, fortress, deliverer, God, strength, buckler, horn, and high tower ( Ps 18:2 ). This is, I think, quite an important proverb, the next one. 2. Deal much in secrecy, if thou wouldst know the secret of the Lord. Like thy Divine Master, thou wilt never be less alone than when alone (Ib. Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. A man can rise above pain of body. 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. 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. This was not an untruth, and appearances were certainly very much against her innocent victim, but if Joseph had been allowed to tell his story too, the truth might have come to light. 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. 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. They are ever marvelling how other folks do. Wisdom must be reduced to practice in sinking the shaft and in working the mine before the hidden wealth is brought to light to enrich its owner. 3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes disgrace. If a man has a very small inheritance he cannot afford to have one and another of his neighbours encroaching upon his land and taking a portion here and there, or others putting their hands into his pockets and helping themselves to what is only sufficient for his own needs. 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. The original is contain, as wine in a bottle, sicknessliterally what is physical; but in this same book employed for the spiritual malady. His soul is set free, and he enjoys his safety. You if you're going to have friends, you've got to just be friendly. h "immiscet se omni negotio", Munster; "omnibus quae sunt immiscet se", Junius & Tremellius. In religious disputes it is a great injustice to depend for the character of a sect, or an impartial representation of their doctrines, upon one whom partiality has blinded and rendered unfit, however honest he may be, to do them justice. here yields no satisfactory sense. This is that fearful consequent which treads upon the heels of presumption. Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense. None but foolish men and children ever play with fire, and when they do it they generally suffer themselves first, but they are often not the only sufferers. FROM the value of friendship there is a natural and easy transition to the evil of isolation. March 11. They who thrive on slender means, make the most of what they have; whereas they who live in the midst of abundance get into habits of carelessness, and of the prodigal use of what they have.Wardlaw. i. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. David has been happy to be part of the Blue Letter Bible . So the needle that draws the thread through the cloth is some means to join it together.. 2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding. As the lot was had recourse to when causes were such as admitted not of determination otherwise, there seems to be a natural enough relation of suggestion between this verse and the preceding. I'd never be able to see Begin if we didn't have a gift for him, for Israel. But contention builds around each one a more impregnable barrier than the highest walls of the strongest fortress. View all of our resources on the biblical book of Proverbs. Hence. 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. Other renderings are. 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? But a good wife is the best friend of all (22-24). When this word vir is used for man in sacred Scriptures it signifieth one who is strong and mighty, and for his strength great and excellent, and then by a man here we may understand him who is mighty and great in knowledge; the words of such a man are as deep waters, to the bottom whereof the shallow capacity of every one is not able to reach. The righteous mans refuge, then, is a Living Personalitya Self-existent and Eternal King and Father, infinite in power, in wisdom, and in tenderness. The last clause of this verse may be divided into two smaller ones and placed in apposition, thus: a bubbling brook,a fountain of wisdom. 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.. The stream is ready to flow, and sometimes can scarcely be restrained. So many times we answer a person before we really understand completely what they're asking for. Polygamy was the rock upon which Solomon shipwrecked his social happiness and much more (1 Kings 11:3), and he seems here and elsewhere to warn his descendants not to follow in his footsteps in this respect and conform to the custom of the heathen monarchs by whom they were surrounded. . But there is, after all, no comparison between this kind of forced irrigation and that which is the result of natural causes. 31, p. If we have to decide between the two interpretations, one blaming and the other commending the life of isolation, the answer must be that the former is more in harmony with the broad, genial temper of the Book of Proverbs.Plumptre. The sweeter the wine the sharper the vinegar; accordingly, the greater the love implanted by nature, the more bitter the hate where this love is violated.Zeltner. If a man were possessed of a field exceedingly productive, either of good fruits or of noisome and poisonous herbs, according to the cultivation bestowed on it, what pains would he use to clear it of every weed, and to have it sown with good grain! Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor. The spirit of the man is the man himself, his power to love, to hope, and to enjoy. In 1969, after graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John came to Grace Community Church. 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. The readings and expositions of this verse are many. then, but not till then, will those be exposed to danger who have put their trust in Him. Saul made himself appear just in his own cause. 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. You faith tested - Jesus sees. They are endowed with a natural courage which makes them scorn to be overcome by physical pain, or they are naturally very hopeful, and are enabled in some measure to look beyond the present suffering to a time of relief in the future. esther job psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel Here again, as in Proverbs 18:4, the Hebrew word ish is used for man. Solomon again and again reverts to the mighty influences for good and evil which flow from the use of the tonguethat little member upon which such great issues often depend. When a settler in a forest rubs two dry sticks together the act seems a trifling one, but the friction in time develops the latent heat of the wood, and there is enough fire brought into activity to lay low many a mighty forest tree. unfriendliness and unreasonableness are inseparable." All spiritual communisms bless.Miller. Very mighty are the influence of words for good or for ill. Our first parents lost Eden by listening to the words of the tempter, and the speech of the wicked always diffuses an unwholesome moral atmosphere around it, if it does not eject a deadly poison into the soul. 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! At the mere dictate of desire is but one noun with a preceding particle, meaning after, or, according to The noun means a longing. I. Polygamy cannot be recommended by those who have practised it. 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. Verse 6. II. proverbs 18:1 studylight. 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 Proverbs 14:12. So before any enemy can harm a righteous man, he must overcome the Almighty God; he must circumvent His plans, and overthrow his purposes. Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear; Dare to look in thy chest, for tis thine own. I. A man who gives judgment in a matter before he has heard all the facts of the case wrongs himself. [Note: Waltke, The Book . (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. Yea, they are not only carried unto it but into it, by placing their confidence in it, and making it their safety. But they who have already found it are so affected with the worth of it, so directed by the light of it, as that they still seek more, still get more.Jermin. ch. 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. It is a vapid distinction to say a good wife, and the Bible many a time hurries on without any such distinction (comp. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. 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! The heart is here, as in many other instances, apparently used for the mind in general, including both the intellect and the affections. If the wise man sometimes spares his words, it is not for want of matter, but for greater edification. 34 "Your eye is like a lamp for your body. A bad wife is no wife at all. They become unreasonable in discussion and blind to the viewpoints of others. It matters not in what condition man is found, whether in riches or in poverty, whether ignorant and rude or highly civilized and educated, he needs the friendship of one or more of his fellow creatures. ESV. A. The self-conceited man assumes a very sagacious and penetrating looksits down with apparent determination to hear out the cause on both sides, and to judge righteous judgment. But it is hardly well begun, when the self-conceited man sees to the end of it. It is surprising with what agility this spirit of self-conceit gets over difficulties. 4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. He that is first in his own cause seems just; but his neighbor comes and searches him. There is no anguish to that of the conscience: A wounded spirit who can bear? 3:33) or will their damnation (Ezek. Life in conflict - Jesus is your banner. When a wicked man enters upon the stage, that creature, the most degraded of the universe, and who has the least right to show any contempt, is the very person to be the most contemptuous; and the mortal who is himself most disgraced, shows the readiest mind to cry shame upon and to reproach and that even the Most High. And he that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and a shame to him. The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. On this subject see also Homiletics on chap. The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly ( Proverbs 18:23 ). There are several methods by which a city may be won. 3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach. So same concept, another proverb. But although it is only that, it is a very real and terrible barrier. Actually, he's saying that by giving gifts you can open a lot of doors. Let David be your example. The bent is in the mould where the thought is first cast in embryo, and everything that comes forth is crooked. In every cause, the first information, if it have dwelt for a little in the judges mind, takes deep root, and colours and takes possession of it, insomuch that it will hardly be washed out unless either some clear falsehood be detected or some deceit in the statement thereof.Bacon. For surely they are the best seekers of knowledge, and are most earnest after it, who have already gotten it. The matter of fact is here statedand there are natural enough reasons to account for it. NIV. This strong refuge is not only safe, but set aloft, so the word signifies, out of the gunshot. The evidence of one person alone must not be too much depended on. A heart made discerning gains in knowledge, etc. 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. Men who do not seek supernatural help sometimes do it. II. It is unwise to be antisocial in the schismatic sense of that word (cf. Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 26:28). They know their friend, and to them it is enough that he has been a sufferer; they take it for granted that he must be in the right. He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom. They may be dwelling under the same roof, and so have every opportunity of enjoying each others society and gladdening each others life. The last requires more self-denial, humility, and patience, and therefore is more practically useful.Bridges. 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). The poor man has to entreat; sort of beg. Time, when gone, never returns. 4 Many words rush along like rivers in flood, 1. The most useful method would be to go to the section of Scripture that you are interested in, and selecting the button for a . Takeagainthe child of Godfeeble, distressed, assaulted. 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. Proverbs 18:1. Our understanding of Proverbs 18:20 is, that as the outward wants of a man are satisfied by his daily acts, so he himself is, and that simply as his acts, or because of the intimate sympathy between the man and what he does. than to o divide the spoil with the proud. 1. 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. 1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. Is harder to be won; these words are not in the original, but have been inserted to supply the sense. Why? The acts of the prodigal and the slothful man differ in themselves, but they all spring from that spirit of self-pleasing which is the essence of ungodliness. 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. Time is to human creatures a very precious commodity, because the longest life lived in this world is comparatively short. 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