Proverbs 25:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secreta to another: ”

• Proverbs 25:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  An anticipation of the highest standard of ethical refinement Matthew 18:15 , but with a difference. Here the motive is prudential, the risk of shame, the fear of the irretrievable infamy of the b...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  First Division. In general character this division shows a resemblance to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets. Prov...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  with thy neighbour. Illustrations: Abraham ( Genesis 13:8 ; Genesis 21:25-32 );

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself ; and discover not a secret to another: Debate thy cause with thy neighbor - Take the advice of friends. Let both sides attend to their counsels; but do n...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: Debate thy cause with thy neighbour (himself), and discover not a secret to another. Even when thy cause of...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Courts. Quarrels 1-7. relate to kings and courts.

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Debate thy cause with thy neighbour. — As our Lord says, “If thy brother trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone” ( Matthew 18:15 ). Or it may mean, “If you must...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 26 THE KING "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearch...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Words Fitly Spoken Proverbs 25:1-14 This collection of proverbs was made. 250years after the time of Solomon by the scribes of King Hezekiah. The glory of God is too great to be disclosed to th...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon. These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, th...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself] ,.... Between thee and him alone; lay the matter before him, and hear what he has to say for himself, by which you will better judge of the nature of th...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself]; and discover not a secret to another: Ver. 9. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, &c. ] What shall I do then, may some say, if I may not right m...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Go not forth hastily to strive To contend with thy neighbour judicially or otherwise; especially take some time to consider both whether thy cause be good, and whether it be important, as also how...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, -...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.   9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discove...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; if thou hast any quarrel with him, first try to compose it by private discourse with him. Compare Matthew 2:25 ; Matthew 5:15 Luke 12:58 . Discov...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 25:8 . Lest thou know not , etc. As will be seen from the italics in the English version, this sentence is very elliptical. Zöckler reads, “ lest (it be said to thee) w...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 25:1 . These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah copied out. Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, and a thousand and five songs. 1 Kings 4:32 . The supplement to th...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Go not forth hastily to strive . The worst and best ways of treating social dissensions The social dissensions that are rife in our world are incontestable proofs that humanity has fallen from i...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Verse 1-29:27 Part VI. SECOND GREAT COLLECTION OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS , gathered by "the men of Hezekiah," in which wisdom is set forth as the greatest blessing to the...

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• Proverbs 25:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  True Wisdom the Highest Good of Kings and Subjects.

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Matthew 18:5-17 ; Proverbs 11:13 ; Proverbs 20:19

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• Proverbs 25:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Debate — If thou hast any quarrel with him, first try to compose it by private discourse with him. Discover not — Let not heat of contention provoke thee to divulge any of his secrets committed to...

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