Proverbs 18:19
A brother rebelled against to break away from authority thus breaking relationship is more difficult than a fortified city; 2 and disputes are like the bars of a fortress. 1
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18The lot settles disputes, 2 and keeps strong ones apart. 1
Cross References
Genesis 27:41Esau [Hairy] hated Jacob [Supplanter] because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau [Hairy] said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob [Supplanter].”
Genesis 37:3Now Israel [God prevails] 'ahav ·affectionately loved· Joseph [May he add] more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.
Genesis 37:18They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
Proverbs 6:19a false witness who utters lies, 2 and he who sows discord among brothers. 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 →