In Christ, we are safe from anything the enemy can throw at us! - Proverbs 18:10
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Proverbs 18:18 Meaning and Commentary
Proverbs 18:18
The lot causeth contentions to cease
When a case cannot be determined among parties at variance in a private way, nor in a court of judicature, the lot is cast, and that puts an end to all strife, and makes each party easy; they submit to it, and acquiesce in it; and parteth between the mighty;
the kings and princes of the earth; men of great power and authority, and of great riches and affluence; and so in a capacity of contending with each other, and of prolonging the contention, which may be attended with bad consequences; and who are not easily dissuaded from it: or it may intend such who most vehemently disagree; persons of great spirits, who are obstinate and stubborn, and will by no means yield, and there is no parting them by arguments or legal decisions; these the lot parts, and causes them to cease from their quarrels and contentions, and to rest satisfied with the distributions the lot makes to them; as the children of Israel were with their portion of the land of Canaan, assigned them by lot.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Proverbs 18:18 In-Context
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A man's gift makes room for him And brings him before great men.
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The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him.
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The cast lot puts an end to strife And decides between the mighty ones.
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A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
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With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.
Cross References 1
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Proverbs 16:33
Footnotes 1
- [a] Lit "makes a division"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org
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