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Text -- Proverbs 18:13-24 (NET)
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18:13 The one who gives an answer before he listens – that is his folly and his shame .
18:14 A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness – but who can bear a crushed spirit ?
18:15 The discerning person acquires knowledge , and the wise person seeks knowledge .
18:16 A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.
18:17 The first to state his case seems right , until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.
18:18 A toss of a coin ends disputes , and settles the issue between strong opponents .
18:19 A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city , and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel .
18:20 From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied , with the product of his lips is he satisfied .
18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue , and those who love its use will eat its fruit .
18:22 The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable , and receives a pleasurable gift from the Lord .
18:23 A poor person makes supplications , but a rich man answers harshly .
18:24 A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother .
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NET Notes -> Pro 18:13; Pro 18:13; Pro 18:13; Pro 18:14; Pro 18:14; Pro 18:14; Pro 18:15; Pro 18:15; Pro 18:15; Pro 18:15; Pro 18:16; Pro 18:16; Pro 18:17; Pro 18:17; Pro 18:17; Pro 18:17; Pro 18:17; Pro 18:18; Pro 18:18; Pro 18:18; Pro 18:18; Pro 18:19; Pro 18:19; Pro 18:19; Pro 18:19; Pro 18:19; Pro 18:19; Pro 18:20; Pro 18:20; Pro 18:20; Pro 18:21; Pro 18:21; Pro 18:21; Pro 18:22; Pro 18:22; Pro 18:22; Pro 18:22; Pro 18:22; Pro 18:23; Pro 18:23; Pro 18:24; Pro 18:24
NET Notes: Pro 18:13 Heb “it is folly to him and shame.” The verse uses formal parallelism, with the second colon simply completing the thought of the first.
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NET Notes: Pro 18:14 The figure of a “crushed spirit” (ASV, NAB, NCV, NRSV “a broken spirit,” comparing depression to something smashed or crushed)...
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NET Notes: Pro 18:15 This line features a mixed metaphor: The “ear” is pictured “seeking.” The “ear of the wise” actually means the wis...
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NET Notes: Pro 18:16 The two verbs here show a progression, helping to form the synthetic parallelism. The gift first “makes room” (יַרְ...
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NET Notes: Pro 18:17 The proverb is a continuous sentence teaching that there must be cross-examination to settle legal disputes. There are two sides in any disputes, and ...
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NET Notes: Pro 18:18 The word is the adjective, “mighty” (so KJV, NAB, NASB) used here substantivally as the object of the preposition.
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NET Notes: Pro 18:19 The proverb is talking about changing a friend or a relative into an enemy by abuse or strife – the bars go up, as it were. And the “walls...
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NET Notes: Pro 18:20 Productive speech is not just satisfying – it meets the basic needs of life. There is a practical return for beneficial words.
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NET Notes: Pro 18:21 The referent of “it” must be the tongue, i.e., what the tongue says (= “its use”). So those who enjoy talking, indulging in it...
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NET Notes: Pro 18:22 The LXX adds this embellishment to complete the thought: “Whoever puts away a good wife puts away good, and whoever keeps an adulteress is fooli...
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NET Notes: Pro 18:23 The rich person responds harshly to the request. He has hardened himself against such appeals because of relentless demands. The proverb is an observa...
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