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Verse Proverbs 18:16. _A MAN'S GIFT MAKETH ROOM FOR HIM_] It is, and
ever has been, a base and degrading practice in Asiatic countries, to
bring a gift or present to the great man into whose presence...
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The “gift” (or, bribe), by a bold personification, appears as the
powerful “friend at court,” who introduces another, and makes him
welcome in high places....
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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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MAN'S. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14....
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Comp. Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 19:6....
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STUDY QUESTIONS OVER 18:13-24
1.
How is it folly to him (Proverbs 18:13)?
2.
How is it shame to him (Proverbs 18:13)?
3.
What would a doctor get out of Proverbs 18:14?
4.
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A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
A MAN'S GIFT MAKETH ROOM FOR HIM - maketh a clear and wide way for
him into the presence of those to whom he desires access. "A...
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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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A superior cannot be approached in the East without a present....
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Bribes (secret gifts) are evil. They tempt people to do wrong things.
Judges must be aware of the dangers of bribes (secret gifts)....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 18
V1 An unfriendly man is selfish.
He is not sensible.
V2 A foo
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King Solomon was also a judge. These verses are about judgements in
court....
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מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב לֹ֑ו וְ לִ
פְנֵ֖י
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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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A man's gift (i) maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great
men.
(i) Gets him liberty to speak, and the favour of them that are
esteemed....
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_Princes. He easily finds access by showing submission. (Calmet)
Placatur donis Jupiter ipse suis. (Ovid)_...
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The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his
own conceit. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and
before honour is humility. He that answereth a matter before he
he...
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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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A MAN'S GIFT MAKETH ROOM FOR HIM,.... Or "enlarges him" y; brings him
out of prison, or, or out of straits and difficulties with which he,
has, been pressed; or it makes way for him to a judge, and fo...
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A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Ver. 16. A man's gift maketh room for him.] This Jacob Gen 43:11 knew
well, and therefore bade his sons take a present for the gov...
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_A man's gift maketh room for him_ Procures him free access to great
men. Hebrew, ירחיב לו, _enlargeth him_, as this very phrase is
rendered Psalms 4:1, and elsewhere; freeth him from straits and
oppr...
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V. 16. A MAN'S GIFT, sent before him to procure favor for him, MAKETH
ROOM FOR HIM, giving him ready access to the one whose favor he is
seeking, and BRINGETH HIM BEFORE GREAT MEN, for it opens the do...
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MAKETH ROOM FOR HIM; procures him free access to great men. Heb.
_enlargeth him_, as this very phrase is rendered, PSALMS 4:1, and
elsewhere; freeth him from straits and oppressions. BRINGETH HIM
BEFO...
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Proverbs 18:16 mans H120 gift H4976 room H7337 (H8686) brings H5148
(H8686) before H6440 men H1419...
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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).
In this subsection we have an emphasis on...
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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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_The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge._
THE ATTAINMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWER OF KINDNESS
I. The attainment of knowledge. “The heart of the prudent getteth
knowledge,” etc. It is suggested...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 18:15 These proverbs can apply to many
settings. Here they seem focused on the courtroom. A judge must have
an INTELLIGENT HEART in order to acquire knowledge
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 18:16. A MAN’S GIFTS. “Hebrew, _adam_, the gift of a
_man_, however humble and low” _(Fausset)_.
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 18:16_
THE INFLUENCE OF TALENT
Understanding...
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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 Samuel 25:27; Genesis 32:20; Genesis 33:10; Genesis 43:11; Pro