Proverbs - 18:17 Meaning
“He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
18:17-18 It is well to listen to our enemies, that we may form a better judgment of ourselves. 18. It was customary sometimes to refer matters to God, by casting lots, with solemn prayer. The profaning the lot, by using it in matters of diversion, or coveting what belongs to others, forms an objection to this now.
“And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.”
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