Proverbs 18:17
He that is harishon (the first) to make his case seemeth tzaddik, 1 but his re'a cometh and doth cross-examine him. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
In Context
16The mattan adam (gift of a man) openeth the way for him, 1 and bringeth him before gedolim. 1
18The goral (lot) causeth contentions to cease, 1 and keepeth the mighty apart. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:1And when Dovid was a little past the top of the hill, hinei, Tziva the na'ar of Mephivoshet met him, with a couple of chamorim saddled, and upon them 200 lechem, and 100 bunches of tzimmukim, and 100 kayitz, and a skin of yayin.
Proverbs 18:13He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, 1 it is folly and kelimmah (reproach, shame) unto him. 1
Acts 24:12And neither in the Beis Hamikdash did they find me conversing with anyone nor did they find me stirring up the multitude either in the shuls or anywhere in Yerushalayim.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:17
16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Of what great force gifts (that is, bribes) are he had intimated before, ch. xvii. 8 , 23 . Here he shows the power of gifts, that is, presents made even by inferiors to those that are above them and have much more than they have. A good present will go far, 1. Towards a man's liberty: A man's gift, if he be in prison, may procure his enlargement; there are courtiers, who, if they use their interest even for oppressed innocency, expect to… Read the whole commentary →