the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Proverbs 18:17
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The first to plead his case seems right,Until another comes and examines him.
The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him.
The righteous declareth his owne cause first him selfe, and his neighbour commeth and tryeth hym.
He that is first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him.
He who is first in his cause seems just, but his neighbor comes and searches him.
The first person to speak always seems right until someone comes and asks the right questions.
He who pleads his cause first seems right; Until another comes and questions him.
He that is first in his owne cause, seemeth iust; but his neighbour commeth and searcheth him.
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
The righteous accuseth hi self first of all, yf his neghbor come, he shal fynde him.
The first speech in a court case is always convincing— until the cross-examination starts!
The first one to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and cross-examines him.
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.
He that pleads his cause first [seems] just; But his neighbor comes and searches him out.
[He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.
The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.
You may think you have won your case in court, until your opponent speaks.
The first to state his case seems right, till the other one comes and cross-examines.
He that is first in his owne cause, is iust: then commeth his neighbour, and maketh inquirie of him.
A man is deemed innocent in his lawsuit; but when his neighbor comes he examines him.
He who pleads his cause first seems right; Until another comes and questions him.
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.
He who tells his story first makes people think he is right, until the other comes to test him.
A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.
The first to state his case seems right until another comes forward and examines him.
The one who first states a case seems right, until the other comes and cross-examines.
Righteous is he that is first in his own cause, then cometh his neighbour, and thoroughly searcheth him.
The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
The first in his dispute is deemed righteous, but his neighbor will come and examine him.
The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him.
The person who tells one side of a story seems right, until someone else comes and asks questions.
The first person to speak in court always seems right until his opponent begins to question him.
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
A iust man is the first accusere of hym silf; his frend cometh, and schal serche hym.
He who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 18:13, 2 Samuel 16:1-3, 2 Samuel 19:24-27, Acts 24:5, Acts 24:6, Acts 24:12, Acts 24:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 39:19 - heard 2 Samuel 16:4 - Behold Job 32:11 - whilst Proverbs 28:11 - the poor Luke 6:42 - cast Acts 25:16 - and have Acts 26:1 - Thou
Cross-References
Then the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.
But when she came to the man of God at the mountain, she fell to the ground before him and caught hold of his feet. Gehazi began to push her away, but the man of God said, "Leave her alone. She is deeply troubled, but the Lord has not told me what it is."
O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?
The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.
I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn't confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.
And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: "Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith." He was even called the friend of God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that is first in his own cause [seemeth] just,.... As perhaps Tertullus did, before Paul made his defence; and as Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, before his master detected him: this often appears true in telling a tale, in private conversation, in lawsuits before a judge and a court of judicature, and in theological controversies;
but his neighbour cometh, and searcheth him; his neighbour comes into the house, where he is telling his tale, and reports it in another manner, and shows the falsehood of his relation; or he comes into a court of judicature, and sets the cause in quite another light; or he comes out into the worm by public writing, and exposes the errors of a man engaged in a wrong cause, and refutes his arguments. It is generally understood of judicial affairs, that the first that opens a cause is very apt to prejudice the judge and court in his favour, and they are ready to thing at first hearing that he is in the right; but it is not proper to be hasty in forming a judgment till the other side is heard; for his antagonist comes and traverses the point, unravels the whole affair, shows the weakness of his cause, the vanity of his pretences, and makes void all his allegations; and then "he", the judge, so some interpret it, "searcheth"; inquires more narrowly into the case, in order to find out truth, and pass a right judgment and sentence.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A protest against another fault in judging. Haste is hardly less evil than corruption. “Audi alteram partern “should be the rule of every judge.
His neighbor - The other party to the suit “searcheth,” i. e., scrutinizes and detects him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 18:17. He that is first in his own cause — Any man may, in the first instance, make out a fair tale, because he has the choice of circumstances and arguments. But when the neighbour cometh and searcheth him, he examines all, dissects all, swears and cross-questions every witness, and brings out truth and fact.
