Chapter commentary
Proverbs Chapter 18
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Pr 18:1-24.
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Pr 18:1-24.
1. Through desire . . . seeketh--that is, seeks selfish gratification.
intermeddleth . . . wisdom--or, "rushes on"
(Pr 17:14)
against all wisdom, or what is valuable
(Pr 2:7).
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2. 心……顯露——即以顯露自己的愚妄為樂（Pr 12:23; 15:2）。
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2. that his heart . . . itself--that is, takes pleasure in revealing his folly
(Pr 12:23; 15:2).
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3. 罪與刑罰必然相連（Pr 16:4）。
惡人（指「惡」）對應 羞辱，即此類人的狀態；對應 藐視，即他人對他們的感受；並對應 辱罵，即藐視的顯露。
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3. So surely are sin and punishment connected
(Pr 16:4).
wicked, for "wickedness," answers to
ignominy, or the state of such; and
contempt, the feeling of others to them; and to
reproach, a manifestation of contempt.
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4. 智慧的言語如永不枯竭的益處之流。
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4. Wise speech is like an exhaustless stream of benefit.
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5. 看人的情面——（比較 Ps 82:2）。
「不好」一詞當補於「顛倒是非」之前。
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5. accept the person--(Compare
Ps 82:2).
"It is not good" is to be supplied before "to overthrow."
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6, 7. 好爭競的人給自己帶來災禍。他們冒失的言語使自己陷入網羅（Pr 6:2）。
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6, 7. The quarrelsome bring trouble on themselves. Their rash language ensnares them
(Pr 6:2).
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8.（比較 Pr 16:28）。
如同創傷——希伯來文 不支持此譯；更佳譯為「如甘甜的美食」，為人所樂吞。
肚腹的深處——心思或心（比較 Pr 20:27-30; Ps 22:14）。
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8. (Compare
Pr 16:28).
as wounds--not sustained by the Hebrew; better, as "sweet morsels," which men gladly swallow.
innermost . . . belly--the mind, or heart (compare
Pr 20:27-30; Ps 22:14).
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9. 一個因不能獲得而貧乏，另一個因浪費財富而貧乏。
浪費——字面作「洗滌之主」，揮霍者。
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9. One by failing to get, the other by wasting wealth, grows poor.
waster--literally, "master of washing," a prodigal.
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10. 耶和華的名——所顯明的屬性（Ps 8:1; 20:2），如信實、能力、憐憫等，是人所倚靠的。
堅固——字面作「置於高處，脫離危險」（Ps 18:2; 91:4）。
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10. name of the Lord--manifested perfections
(Ps 8:1; 20:2),
as faithfulness, power, mercy, &c., on which men rely.
is safe--literally, "set on high, out of danger"
(Ps 18:2; 91:4).
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11. 與 Pr 18:10 相對（比較 Pr 10:15）。
這是虛妄的倚靠（比較 Ps 73:6）。
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11. contrasts with
Pr 18:10
(compare
Pr 10:15).
Such is a vain trust (compare
Ps 73:6).
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12.（比較 Pr 15:33; 16:18）。
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12. (Compare
Pr 15:33; 16:18).
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13. 冒失的言語顯出自負，也必招致羞愧（Pr 26:12）。
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13. Hasty speech evinces self-conceit, and ensures shame
(Pr 26:12).
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14. 軟弱——身體的疾病或外在的災禍。支撐人的 靈 若 受傷，便再無支撐，除非（如所暗示的）在於神。
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14. infirmity--bodily sickness, or outward evil. The spirit, which sustains, being wounded, no support is left, except, as implied, in God.
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15.（參箴1:5, 15, 31）。
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15. (Compare
Pr 1:5, 15, 31).
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16.（參箴17:8, 23）。
暗示對所述事實的不贊同。
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16. (Compare
Pr 17:8, 23).
Disapproval of the fact stated is implied.
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17. 單方面的陳述不可靠。
查究——透徹地查問
(Pr 17:9, 19).
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17. One-sided statements are not reliable.
searcheth--thoroughly
(Pr 17:9, 19).
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18. 撺籌——其決斷在於神
(Pr 16:13),
若使用得當，可以是解決爭端的正當方式。
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18. The lot--whose disposal is of God
(Pr 16:13),
may, properly used, be a right mode of settling disputes.
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19. 沒有甚麼仇恨比親屬之間的仇恨更難調解；因此當格外小心避免。
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19. No feuds so difficult of adjustment as those of relatives; hence great care should be used to avoid them.
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20. （比較
Pr 12:14; 13:2).
人的言語是他的果子，或嘴唇的出產，若是好的，便使他得益。
飽足——（比較
Pr 1:31; 14:14).
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20. (Compare
Pr 12:14; 13:2).
Men's words are the fruit, or, increase of his lips, and when good, benefit them.
satisfied with--(Compare
Pr 1:31; 14:14).
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21. 死亡與生命——或作最大的禍患與好處。
喜愛它的——即舌頭，或舌頭之用於善或惡。
吃……果子——（比較
Pr 18:19; Jas 1:19).
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21. Death and life--or, the greatest evil and good.
that love it--that is, the tongue, or its use for good or evil.
eat . . . fruit--(Compare
Pr 18:19; Jas 1:19).
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22. 古卷在「妻子」之前補上「賢」字，如最後一句及
Pr 19:14
所暗示的（比較
Pr 31:10).
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22. The old versions supply "good" before the "wife," as the last clause and
Pr 19:14
imply (compare
Pr 31:10).
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23. 富人……強暴——他因富足而被容忍，暗示以財富衡量人是錯的。
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23. the rich . . . roughly--He is tolerated because rich, implying that the estimate of men by wealth is wrong.
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24. 人……朋友——更佳作：「人……對，或可以誇勝
(Ps 108:9),
或歡呼
(Ps 5:11),
即可自慶幸。」誠然，有一位朋友比兄弟更親；這就是「罪人的朋友」
[Mt 11:19; Lu 7:34],
作者心中或許正想到他。
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24. A man . . . friendly--better, "A man . . . (is) to, or, may triumph
(Ps 108:9),
or, shout for joy
(Ps 5:11),
that is, may congratulate himself." Indeed, there is a Friend who is better than a brother; such is the "Friend of sinners"
[Mt 11:19; Lu 7:34],
who may have been before the writer's mind.
Pr 18:1-24.
1. 因貪慾……尋求——即尋求自我的滿足。
與智慧相爭——或作「衝撞」（Pr 17:14）一切智慧，或一切有價值之物（Pr 2:7）。