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). 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. Proverbs 18:16. 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. The wickedness of the sons of Eli made men abhor the offering of the Lord. And thus it is still. 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. Time, when gone, never returns. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author. 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. ", Evidently the intent is, "He who separates himself [from other people]" does so because he wants his own way and does not want others to restrain him. 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." 3 When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes disgrace. Understanding the gift here spoken of as a special mental endowment (see Hitzig), we remark. He hath but one grand policy to secure him against all dangers, and that is, to run to God.Trapp. Prudence, i.e., wisdom applied to practice, is an indispensable qualification for obtaining knowledge. The man who trusts in material wealth as his chief good, has either made too low an estimate of his own needs, or too high an estimate of the power of wealth. But observe:. Such a gift tends to the exaltation of the man who possesses it. Verse Proverbs 18:1. Life is full of changes and challenges. And when we think not only of the wounds thus inflicted, and the lives thus cut off, but of the wounded hearts and darkened lives of those who mourn them, we must allow that any means of ending contention is better than permitting it to work its deadly work. and observes, that their Rabbins explain it of Lot separating from Abraham, following the desires of his heart: but R. Saadiah Gaon better interprets it of an apostate from religion; that objects to everything solid and substantial, in a wrangling and contentious manner; and "shows his teeth" i at it, as Schultens, from the use of the Arabic word, renders it. Proverbs. Party spirit has as much influence as gifts to blind the eyes of the wise, and to pervert the words of the righteous.Lawson. In 1969, after graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John came to Grace Community Church. How true this is, men for the first time in a court can easily imagine. 2:4; 2 Pet 3:9), we should seek for a different interpretation. Verses 1-2. A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire. 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. 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. FROM the value of friendship there is a natural and easy transition to the evil of isolation. 1. I. The author of this proverb was a polygamisthis great experience qualified him to give an opinion upon the subjectbut we do not here find him dwelling upon the satisfaction of the harem, but upon the blessedness of a wife. (He hath no delight in knowledge, but in the displaying of his own thoughts.Hodgson.) A. 2. Oct 25, 2005. March 12. But although they bade defiance to many an assault of men in battle-array, they have had to yield to a more subtle enemy. A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men. 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. If you want to have friends, you've just got to show yourself friendly. He runs to it, as to a strong tower. (1) He who separateth himself from others seeks his own desire, and rushes forward against all wise counsel: a warning against self-will and the self-assertion which exults in differing from the received customs and opinions of mankind. II. ( Proverbs 18:14 ). Men have been, and still are, able to find among their fellows those who are worthy of the name of friend. Before an enemy can attack those who have taken refuge in a fortress, they must carry the citadel itself. Home; . The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parts between the mighty ( Proverbs 18:17-18 ). 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. And yet such is the field of wonder, that the contemplation of a single point overwhelmed the Apostle with adoring astonishment. and a chain to adorn your neck. The last requires more self-denial, humility, and patience, and therefore is more practically useful.Bridges. "[1] Hooke preferred this; "A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; but at all times he will be liable to reproach. If this be so with man, who shall judge of God and censure His obscurer revelations? 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. 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. * a 2 Let someone else * praise you, and not your own mouth; Others, * and not your own lips. So the casting of the lot. If he desires to become wise by acquaintance with the thoughts and deeds of the great and mighty men of past ages he must withdraw himself at certain seasons from the society of his fellow-men, and give himself up to study and reflection. Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee (Ezekiel 3:22). When men take a pride in separating themselves from the sentiments and society of others, in contradicting all that has been said before them and advancing new notions of their own, which, though ever so absurd, they are wedded to, it is to gratify a desire or lust of vain-glory, and they are seekers and meddlers with that which does not belong to them. Even women have borne the most severe bodily sufferings not only with fortitude but with exultationlifted above their bodily pain by a vivid realisation of unseen and spiritual realities and an intense consciousness of the favour of God. A little thought and observation will convince us that this is true. 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. And this is the meaning. 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. He that is first in his own cause seems just; but his neighbor comes and searches him. Leviticus 19; Proverbs 29; Matthew 13:24-58. Proverbs 18:1. Proverbs 19:21, MSG. They that love it, i.e., make it a special object of gratification (Stuart). Perhaps the next verse helps us to determine the meaning (Stuart). Proverbs 18:1 He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. The painter that has conceived a picture in his mind, and then, seeing it upon canvas, thinks of the many eyes who will gaze upon it with interest, and of those who perchance will be elevated and instructed by it, feels a satisfaction in the thought that it owes its existence to himthat without the working of his brain and hand it would not have been. 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. 10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. The power of words over those who hear them. Proverbs. Thus it was under the old dispensation. Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor. But the righteous man can say to Him who is his strong tower, Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. Even from everlasting to everlasting Thou art God (Psalms 90:1-2). In that there can be no partiality, and though itself cannot judge of right, yet He that guides it is the most righteous Judge of the world. Such a gift to a man is a gift for men. I. Many of the ancient fortresses that are scattered over our land were once deemed impregnable refuges. 4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. Such minds cannot bear anything that requires close and long-sustained attention. This is true of the Pharisees among the Jews, who had their name from separating themselves from all others, having an high opinion of their own Wisdom and sanctify; and also of the Gnostics among the Christians, who boasted of their knowledge, and separated themselves from the Christian assemblies; and were sensual, not having the Spirit, being vainly puffed up with their fleshly mind; [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom; the man who is desirous of being truly wise and knowing grasps at all wisdom, every branch of useful knowledge; would gladly learn something of every art and science worthy of regard; and he makes use of all means of improving himself therein; and covets the company and conversation of men of wisdom and knowledge, that he may attain to more; he intermingles himself with men of wisdom, as Aben Ezra interprets it, and walks and converses with them. And indeed, as they sound, they are commonly so pleasing, that they easily slip down into the heart, where they are readily entertained.Jermin. 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. 21 The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech r . 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.. 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! If there is effort without wisdom to guide it there may be seeking without getting. It makes no difference in the end whether a man gets nothing, or spends all that he gets, he can come to poverty by either road. than to o divide the spoil with the proud. For the negative sinnerthe man who does nothingis a waster of his time and of his talents, and is therefore guilty of a positive crime. And if he desire to acquire what, after all, can alone make him a truly wise manan acquaintance with himself and with Godhe must have seasons of separation in which to listen to the voice of his own heart and to the voice of His maker. 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. When these have lost their energy, there is nothing to lift him up, and existence becomes an intolerable burden. Others read as in the authorised version. 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. 20 Whoever gives thought to the word 2 p will discover good, and blessed is he q who trusts in the L ord. Doubtless there is secular truth in all this The disgraced citizen is often the most reproachful.Miller. The heart is here, as in many other instances, apparently used for the mind in general, including both the intellect and the affections. I. 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. More is justly expected from a brother than from a strangermore of affection, gratitude, kindly treatment, fidelity, and trustworthiness. 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. Verse 4. II. 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. Verse 1. The vast importance of our words may be learned from James 3; and our blessed Lord says expressly (Matthew 12:36, etc. 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. 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. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. If we would get knowledge or grace, we must desire it, as that which we need and which will be of great advantage to us, 1 Corinthians 12:31. If there is water beneath the surface of the earth it must force its way and find an outlet; it needs no hand of man to come to its aid; it penetrates the soil and forms a fertilising stream in obedience to natural law. 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. a. Grant that both are obscure. You're arguing over this thing. 354. If our strength were as an army, and our lands not limited save with east and west, if our meat were manna, and our garments as the ephod of Aaron; yet the afflicted conscience would refuse to be cheered with all these comforts. 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. NIV There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 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. Reynolds. 3 Doing wrong leads to disgrace, and scandalous behavior brings contempt. Proverbs 18:24. This one thingsaith the man of GodI do (Philip. The first clause reads thus in the Hebrew, A righteous one, the first in his quarrel, and has a brevity which is practically too great. 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. The word of the Lord that came unto HoseaSee :-. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary. 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. Their day of power is short-lived. Such a man seems to be pourtrayed in the second verse as the fool who hath no delight in understanding but that his heart may discover itself. (If he seeks knowledge at all, it is neither for its own sake nor for the purpose of fitting him for usefulness, but solely for the ends of self-displayWardlaw.) Ver. 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. Secularly, a wife is the highest treasure. They say, possibly, they must take care; but they only say it, and immediately forget it. On this subject see also Homiletics on chap. d. 21 Whoever despises the hungry comes up short, but happy the one who is kind to . We must understand Solomon here to refer to a good manto a man whose words are in harmony with the mind of God. Proverbs 18:14. . The Hebrew: lethaavah yebakkesh niphrad, bechol tushiyah yithgalla. This appears to me the best meaning: the reader may judge for himself. Some men spend days of solitude in patient investigation for no other purpose than to make a name for themselves. Many believers, it is to be feared, are spiritual spendthrifts. The common course is that seeking goes before getting, but here getting is first, and seeking follows after. I. Polygamy cannot be recommended by those who have practised it. is the same one who wastes his life away. The words of a mans mouth are dark as the deep waters of a pool, or tank; but the well-spring of wisdom is as a flowing brook, bright and clear. So taken the verse presents a contrast like that of Jeremiah 2:13.Plumptre. Many offences touch the body which extend not to the soul; but if the soul be grieved, the sympathising flesh suffers deeply with it. 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. The righteous is not a righteous man provero, but only righteous, he having the first chance to speak. John Piper Oct 25, 2005. The tiller of the soil knows from experience that the useless weeds and noxious plants often seem to absorb all the nutriment from the earth, and so make it well-nigh impossible for the useful herb and sweet-scented flower to grow in the same field or garden. "[2] Another various reading is, "The alienated friend seeks an occasion of quarrel to stir up strife. 2. The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit. Proverbs 18:1. 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. Proverbs 18 1 An unfriendly man pursues selfish ends; he defies all sound judgment. 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. and be exalted on high. It must be plumb, rejoined the builder, somewhat piqued, for I have laid every stone by the plumb-line. Suiting the action to the word he grasped the rule, laid it along his work, and triumphantly pointed to the lead vibrating and settling down precisely on the cut that marks the middle. That this is by no means the rule we have many proofs, but that the tendency is strong we know not only from observation but from the frequent warnings against it in the Word of God. There must be a withdrawal, to commune with thine own heart and to ask the questionsWhere art thou? 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. c 4 There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of . Proverbs 18:4. 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. An industrious old man, by trade a mason, was engaged to build a certain piece of wall at so much per yard. The very name that is cavilled at by the lost is the foundation of the Christians safety. The righteous By faith and prayer, devotion toward God, and dependance on . The languages of several countries are not so different as of the poor and rich man in one and the same country, and a stranger of another land is not such a foreigner as in the same land a poor man standing at the door of the rich. 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. 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. It is a fact of history that godly men and women have been even joyful in spirit when suffering great bodily pain. Verse 7. SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTER.That the chapter before us treats mainly of the virtues of social life, of sociability, affability, love of friends, compassion, etc., appears not merely from its initial and closing sentences, the first of which is directed against misanthropic selfishness, the latter against thoughtless and inconstant universal friendship, or seeming friendship, but also from the various rebukes which it contains of a contentious, quarrelsome, and partisan disposition, e.g. 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. Everything here calls for our deepest, closest thoughts. Power of words over those who have taken refuge in a fortress, they must take care but. Learned from James 3 ; and our blessed Lord says expressly ( Matthew 12:36, etc 18 1 unfriendly. 18:1 he who isolates himself seeks his own cause seems just ; but only. 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