“ The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. ”
Compare Proverbs 16:33 note. A tacit appeal to the Divine Judge gave a fairer prospect of a just decision than corruption Proverbs 18:16 or hasty onesidedness Proverbs 18:17 .
The lot (l) causeth contentions to cease, and (m) parteth between the mighty. (l) If a controversy cannot otherwise be decided, it is best to cast lots to know whose the thing will be. (m) Appeases...
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...
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. The lot causeth contentions to cease - See note on Proverbs 16:33 .
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. Many quarrel in lawsuits, not so much from the love...
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...
The lot causeth contentions to cease, as being the judgment of God ( Proverbs 16:33 ). And parteth between the mighty, who would otherwise settle their differences by blows.
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...
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...
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...
The lot causeth contentions to cease ,.... When a case cannot be determined among parties at variance in a private way, nor in a court of judicature, the lot is cast, and that puts an end to all str...
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. Ver. 18. The lot causeth contentions to cease. ] As it did in Joshua 14:2 , where it is remarkable, that Joshua, that lotted...
The lot causeth contentions to cease By determining the matters in difference; and parteth between the mighty Maketh a partition, and giveth to each of the contending parties what is right or mee...
18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. Note, 1. Contentions commonly happen among the mighty, that are jealous for their honour and right and stand...
Causeth contentions to cease, by determining the matters in difference. Parteth; maketh a partition, giveth to every one what is right or meet, by the disposition of Divine Providence. Between t...
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...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 18:18 THE USE OF THE LOT We have before had the lot as a symbol of human freedom and Divine preordination (chap. Proverbs 16:33 , page 499). In this verse the thoug...
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...
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...
v. 18. The lot, as used by the Jews according to law, causeth contentions to cease, for the Lord Himself guided the result, and parteth between the mighty, deciding the matter between them and th...
1 Chronicles 24:31 ; 1 Chronicles 6:63 ; 1 Samuel 10:21-27 ; 1 Samuel 14:42 ; Joshua 14:2 ; Nehemiah 11:1 ; Proverbs 16:33
Parteth — Gives to every one what is right or meet.