“ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. ”
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...
a great waster . a master of destruction: i.e. an absolute destroyer.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. He also that is slothful - A slothful man neglects his work, and the materials go to ruin: the master, he destroys the m...
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. He also that is slothful (literally, remiss) in his work is brother to him that is a great waster - literally, '...
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...
He also that is slothful in his work. — Whatsoever it may be that is committed to his care, is “brother to him that is a great waster,” or “destroyer “; neglect of duty causes almost as much mischi...
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...
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. The words of a man's mouth are as deep...
He also that is slothful in his work ,.... Remiss in it; hangs down his hands, and does not care to make use of them, but neglects his business: is brother to him that is a great waster : a prodig...
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Ver. 9. He also that is slothful in his work. ] As he must needs be that goes peddling about with tales, and buzzing...
The words of a tale-bearer Who privily slanders his neighbour; are as wounds Deeply wound the reputation, and afterward the heart, of the slandered person. They go down , &c. They wound mort...
9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Note, 1. Prodigality is very bad husbandry. Those are not only justly branded as fools among men, but...
They are alike; though they take several paths, yet both come to one end, even to extreme want and poverty.
The Fool Destroys Others And Is Therefore Himself Destroyed, But The Righteous Are Kept Safe ( Proverbs 18:8-13 ). In this subsection there is an emphasis on the way in which a fool destroys a com...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 18:9 . Waster, or destroyer . MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 18:9 TWIN-BROTHERS I. Slothfulness and prodigality have the same origin . As brothers are the childre...
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...
He also that is slothful in his work. Indolence Indolence is a stream which flows slowly on, but yet undermines the foundation of every virtue. It were as little hazard to be tossed in a storm...
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. 9. He also that is slothful in his work, who does not apply himself to it with all diligence, is brother to him that is a great waster, a squanderer; the two are closely related, since in eith...
Hebrews 6:12 ; Job 30:29 ; Luke 15:13 ; Luke 15:14 ; Luke 16:1 ; Luke 16:2 ; Matthew 25:26 ; Proverbs 10:4 ; Proverbs 23:20 ; Proverbs 23:21 ; Proverbs 24:30-34 ; Proverbs 28:24 ; Romans...
Is brother — Though they take several paths, yet both come to one end.