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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Proverbs 18

Chapter 18

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Through, etc

or, He that separateth himself seeketh, according to his desire and intermeddleth in every business.

Exodus 33:16 Zechariah 7:3 Romans 1:1 2 Corinthians 6:17 Jude 1:19

seeketh

2:1-6 Matthew 13:11,44 Mark 4:11 Ephesians 5:15-17

intermeddleth

14:10 17:14 20:3,19 24:21 26:17 Isaiah 26:8,9 Jeremiah 15:17 Mark 1:35

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

fool

1:7,22 17:16 Psalms 1:1,2 Matthew 8:34 1 Corinthians 8:1

but

Numbers 24:15,16 1 Corinthians 14:12 Philippians 1:15 2 Peter 2:15-19

When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

11:2 22:10 29:16 1 Samuel 20:30 Nehemiah 4:4 Psalms 69:9,20 123:3,4 Matthew 27:39-44 1 Peter 4:4,14

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

words

10:11 13:14 16:22 20:5 Matthew 12:34 John 4:14 7:38,39 Colossians 3:16 4:6

the wellspring

Psalms 78:2

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

not

24:23 28:21 Leviticus 19:15 Deuteronomy 1:16,17 16:19 Job 13:7,8 34:19 Matthew 22:16

to overthrow

1 Kings 21:9-14 Isaiah 5:23 59:14 Micah 7:3

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

fools

12:16 13:10 14:16 16:27,28 17:14 20:3 27:3

his

14:3 19:19 22:24,25 25:24 29:9

A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

his destruction

10:8,14 12:13 13:3 Ecclesiastes 10:11-14

his lips

6:2 Judges 11:35 1 Samuel 14:24-46 Mark 6:23-28 Acts 23:14-22

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

words

12:18 16:28 26:20-22 Leviticus 19:16 Psalms 52:2 64:3,4

tale-bearer

or, whisperer. as wounds. or, like as when men are wounded. innermost parts. Heb. chambers.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

that is slothful

10:4 23:20,21 24:30-34 Matthew 25:26 Romans 12:11 Hebrews 6:12

is brother

28:24 Job 30:29 Luke 15:13,14 16:1,2

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

name

Genesis 17:1 Exodus 3:13-15 6:3 34:5-7 Isaiah 9:6 57:15 Jeremiah 23:6 Matthew 1:23 Revelation 1:8

a strong

2 Samuel 22:3,51 Psalms 18:2 27:1 61:3,4 91:2 144:2 Isaiah 26:4

the righteous

Genesis 32:11,28,29 1 Samuel 30:6 2 Samuel 22:45-47 Psalms 56:3,4

safe

Heb. set aloft.

Psalms 91:14 Habakkuk 3:19

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

10:15 11:4 Deuteronomy 32:31 Job 31:24,25 Psalms 49:6-9 52:5-7 62:10,11 Ecclesiastes 7:12 Luke 12:19-21

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

destruction

11:2 16:18 29:23 Ezekiel 16:49,50 28:2,9 Daniel 5:23,24 Acts 12:21-23

and

15:33 Job 42:6-17 Isaiah 6:5-13 Daniel 9:20,23 Luke 14:11 1 Peter 5:5

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

that

Deuteronomy 13:14 2 Samuel 16:4 19:24-30 Esther 3:10-15 8:5-17 Job 29:16 Daniel 6:9,14 John 7:51

answereth a matter

Heb. returneth a word.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

spirit

Job 1:20,21 2:7-10 Psalms 147:3 Romans 5:3-5 8:35-37 2 Corinthians 1:12 12:9,10 James 1:2 1 Peter 1:6

but

17:22 Job 6:4 7:14,15 10:15-17 Psalms 30:9,10 32:3,4 38:2-4 Psalms 42:10,11 55:3,5 77:2,3 88:14-16 109:22 Mark 14:33,34 2 Corinthians 2:7

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

1:5 4:5,7 9:9 10:14 15:14 23:23 1 Kings 3:9 Psalms 119:97-104 Luke 8:8-10 10:39 2 Timothy 3:15-17 James 1:5

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

17:8 19:6 21:14 Genesis 32:20 33:10 43:11 1 Samuel 25:27

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

13 2 Samuel 16:1-3 19:24-27 Acts 24:5,6,12,13

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

16:33 Joshua 14:2 1 Samuel 10:21-27 14:42 1 Chronicles 6:63 24:31 Nehemiah 11:1

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

brother

6:19 Genesis 4:5-8 27:41-45 32:6-11 37:3-5,11,18-27 2 Samuel 13:22,28 1 Kings 2:23-25 12:16 2 Chronicles 13:17 Acts 15:39

than

16:32

A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

12:13,14 13:2 22:18,21 25:11,12

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Death

4-7 10:20,21,31 11:30 Matthew 12:35-37 Romans 10:14,15 2 Corinthians 2:16 11:15 Ephesians 4:29 Colossians 4:6 Titus 1:10,11 James 3:6-9 2 Peter 2:18

and

10:19 Ecclesiastes 10:12-14 Isaiah 57:19

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

findeth a wife

5:15-23 12:4 19:14 31:10-31 Genesis 24:67 29:20,21,28 Ecclesiastes 9:9 Hosea 12:12 1 Corinthians 7:2

and

3:4 8:35

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

poor

Ruth 2:7 1 Samuel 2:36 2 Kings 4:1,2 Isaiah 66:2 Matthew 5:3 James 1:9-11

rich

Genesis 42:7,30 Exodus 5:2 1 Samuel 25:10,17 James 2:3

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

that hath

17:17 27:9 1 Samuel 19:4,5 30:26-31 2 Samuel 9:1-13 16:17 17:27-29 2 Samuel 19:30-39 21:7 1 Chronicles 12:38-40 Matthew 26:49,50

there

2 Samuel 1:26 John 15:14,15