Proverbs 18:19

A brother offended is harder to be won 1 than a strong city, 1 and their contentious quarrelings are like the bars of an armon (citadel). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

18The goral (lot) causeth contentions to cease, 1 and keepeth the mighty apart. 1

20An ishʼs beten shall be filled with the fruit of his peh (mouth), 1 and with the produce of his sfatayim (lips) shall he be satisfied. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 27:41And Esav hated Ya'akov because of the brocha wherewith aviv made a brocha upon him: and Esav said in his lev, The yemei evel (days of mourning) for avi are at hand; then will I slay Ya'akov achi.

Genesis 37:3Now Yisroel loved Yosef more than all his children, because he was the ben zekunim (the son of his old age); and he made him a kesones passim (ketonet [tunic] reaching to palms and soles). + 37:3 See Messianic significance Yn 19:23

Genesis 37:18And when they saw him merachok (afar off, in the distance), even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to kill him.

2 Samuel 13:28Now Avshalom had commanded his avadim, saying, Mark ye now when Amnonʼs lev is high with yayin, and when I say unto you, Strike Amnon; then kill him, fear not; have not I commanded you? Be chazak (courageous), and be bnei chayil.

1 Kings 12:16So when kol Yisroel saw that HaMelech paid heed not unto them, HaAm answered HaMelech, saying, 1 What chelek have we in Dovid? 1 Neither have we nachalah in Ben Yishai; 1 to your ohalim, O Yisroel! 1 Now see to thine own Bais, Dovid! So Yisroel departed unto their ohalim.

Proverbs 6:19An ed sheker that speaketh lies, 1 and he that soweth midanim (contention, strife, discords) among achim. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:19

18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. Note, 1. Contentions commonly happen among the mighty, that are jealous for their honour and right and stand upon the punctilios of both, that are confident of their being able to make their part good and therefore will hardly condescend to the necessary terms of an accommodation; whereas those that are poor are forced to be peaceable, and sit down losers. 2. Even the contentions of the mighty may be ended by lot if they cannot otherwise be… Read the whole commentary →

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