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Verse Proverbs 18:5. _TO ACCEPT THE PERSON OF THE WICKED_] We must
not, in judicial cases, pay any attention to a man's _riches,
influence,_ _friends, offices_, c., but judge the case according to
its...
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CHAPTER 18 PROVERBS OF PERSONAL INSTRUCTION
There is first a warning against separation produced by desire, that
is for gratification and pleasure, and not for a righteous purpose.
Such a one becomes...
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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 friend...
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NOT GOOD. Figure of speech _Tapeinosis_ (App-6), meaning it is very
bad.
TO ACCEPT THE PERSON. to show partiality.
TO. Repeat the Ellipsis: "[It is not good] to".
OVERTHROW. turn aside: i.e. perver...
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_to overthrow_ i.e. _so as to_, or _with a view to, overthrow_. See
R.V. marg. Better perhaps with R.V. text, _nor_ TO TURN ASIDE....
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TO ACCEPT THE PERSON, &C.— This phrase has principally, if not
always, a judicial meaning. See Leviticus 19:15.Deuteronomy 1:17;
Deuteronomy 16:19. The propriety of the expression will appear, when
we...
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CHAPTER 18
TEXT Proverbs 18:1-12
1.
He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire,
And rageth against all sound wisdom.
2.
A fool hath no delight in understanding,
But only that his heart ma...
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It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the
righteous in judgment.
IT IS NOT GOOD TO ACCEPT THE PERSON OF THE WICKED-TO SHOW PARTIALITY
TO THEM, SO AS-TO OVERTHROW THE RIGH...
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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, 'The
ali...
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שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי ־רָשָׁ֣ע לֹא ־טֹ֑וב לְ
הַטֹּ֥ו
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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 a nat...
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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
"q...
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[It is] not good to (e) accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow
the righteous in judgment.
(e) That is, to favour him and support him....
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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
w...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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[IT IS] NOT GOOD TO ACCEPT THE PERSON OF THE WICKED,.... For a judge
to have respect to a wicked man in a cause before him, and to favour
him, because he is a rich man, or a relation, or he has receiv...
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Proverbs 18:5 [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to
overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Ver. 5. _It is not good to accept the person of the wicked._] Indeed,
it is so bad as can ha...
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V. 5. IT IS NOT GOOD TO ACCEPT THE PERSON OF THE WICKED, to favor him
in any way, especially in a court case, TO OVERTHROW THE RIGHTEOUS IN
JUDGMENT, so that he loses his case on account of the partia...
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IT IS NOT GOOD, i.e. it is a most wicked and hateful thing. SEE POOLE
ON "PROVERBS 17:15,26. TO ACCEPT THE PERSON; to favour his unrighteous
cause....
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Proverbs 18:5 good H2896 partiality H5375 (H8800) H6440 wicked H7563
overthrow H5186 (H8687) righteous H6662 judgm
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THE WORDS OF THE WISE ARE A WELLSPRING OF WISDOM, BUT A FOOL'S WORDS
RESULT IN MISERY FOR HIM, AND FINALLY BRING ABOUT HIS RUIN (PROVERBS
18:3).
As with the previous subsection, this subsection majors...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The only zone of safety is the name of the Lord which is
the strong tower in which one may find rest and be fortified again...
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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, a...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 18:5 These verses concern the consequences
of misusing words. Verses Proverbs 18:6 and...
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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 INTERMEDDLETH W...
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Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and
intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool has no delight in understanding,
but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked comes, then
com...
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1 Kings 21:9; Deuteronomy 1:16; Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19;...