Proverbs 18:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. ”

Proverbs 18:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A protest against another fault in judging. Haste is hardly less evil than corruption. “Audi alteram partern “should be the rule of every judge. His neighbor - The other party to the suit “sear...
Proverbs 18:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(k) [He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. (k) He who speaks first, is best heard from the wicked judge, but when his adversary enquires out...
Proverbs 18:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 18:1 . MT yields no satisfactory sense. The LXX reads The man who wishes to separate from his friends seeks pretexts, but is always liable to reproach. Frankenberg renders the alienated f...
Proverbs 18:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

first in his own cause. Illustrations: Saul ( 1 Samuel 15:13 . Compare Pro 18:26); Ziba ( 2 Samuel 16:1-3 . Compare Proverbs 19:26 ).
Proverbs 18:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. He that is first in his own cause - Any man may, in the first instance, make out a fair tale, because h...
Proverbs 18:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He that is first in his own cause— "He that speaks first in any cause will undoubtedly set his side in the most favourable and most plausible light; but when the defendant replies, all his argument...
Proverbs 18:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. (He that is) first in his own cause (seemeth) just. The judge is pre-engaged by the gifts or else t...
Proverbs 18:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Lit. 'One who separates himself seeks desire, quarrels with all wisdom.' This would mean that a solitary recluse follows his own wishes and opposes everything reasonable. But LXX suggests, 'Th...
Proverbs 18:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just. — A man who tells his own story can make a good case for himself out of it, “but his neighbour” ( i.e., his adversary in the suit) “cometh and searc...
Proverbs 18:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 19 THE EVIL OF ISOLATION "He that separates himself follows after his own desire, but against all sound wisdom he shows his teeth."- Proverbs 18:1 FROM the value of friendship there is...
Proverbs 18:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 18:1 . The protest of this proverb is against the self-satisfaction which makes a man separate himself from the thoughts and opinions of others. Such a one finally "rages against," or...
Proverbs 18:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. A brother offended is harder to be wo...
Proverbs 18:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that is first in his own cause [seemeth] just ,.... As perhaps Tertullus did, before Paul made his defence; and as Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, before his master detected him: this often appears...
Proverbs 18:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 18:17 [He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. Ver. 17. He that is first in his own cause seemeth just. ] The first tale is good t...
Proverbs 18:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He that is first in his own cause He that first pleadeth his cause; seemeth just Both to himself, and to the judge, or court, by his fair pretences; but his neighbour cometh To contend with him...
Proverbs 18:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. This shows that one tale is good till another is told. 1. He that speaks first will...
Proverbs 18:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He that is first in his own cause, he that first pleadeth his cause, seemeth just, both to himself and to the judge or court, by his fair pretences. His neighbour cometh, to contend with him in...
Proverbs 18:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Tongue Affects Man In Many Ways, Making Him Strong And Wise, And Giving Him Life, Or Causing Him Great Grief, Finally Resulting In Death ( Proverbs 18:14-21 ). In this subsection we have an em...
Proverbs 18:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 18:17 CROSS-EXAMINATION I. The evidence of one person alone must not be too much depended on . This is but another way of putting the old proverb that “One tale is...
Proverbs 18:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 18:1 . Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. יתגלע yithgalâ; this word occurs but thrice, and only in the book of Proverbs; viz. here...
Proverbs 18:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just. The bias on the side of self This proverb touches human life at many points, and human beings feel it touching them. It accords with common exper...
Proverbs 18:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 18:1 This is a difficult verse, and has obtained various interpretations. The Authorized Version gives, Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and inte...
Proverbs 18:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 17. He that is first in his own cause seemeth just, that is, a person believes himself to be altogether in the right in any disputed matter before he has heard the other side; but his neighbor...
Proverbs 18:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 16:1-3 ; 2 Samuel 19:24-27 ; Acts 24:12 ; Acts 24:13 ; Acts 24:5 ; Acts 24:6 ; Proverbs 18:13

Proverbs 18:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 18:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 18:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 18:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 18:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 18:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 18:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 18:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 18:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 18:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 18:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 18:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 18:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge