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Proverbs 18 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Proverbs 18, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 15
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 18 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פֶּה | peh | H6310 | 4 | mouth, blowing |
| כְּסִיל | kᵉçîyl | H3684 | 3 | fat, stupid |
| עֹז | ʻôz | H5797 | 3 | strength, force |
| שָׂפָה | sâphâh | H8193 | 3 | lip, language |
| צַדִּיק | tsaddîyq | H6662 | 3 | just |
| שָׂגַב | sâgab | H7682 | 2 | be, make |
| עָשִׁיר | ʻâshîyr | H6223 | 2 | rich, noble |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Christ Jesus never will forsake those who trust in and love him. May we be such friends to others, for our Master's sake. Having loved his own, which were in the world, he loved them unto the end; and we are his friends if we do whatever he commands us, Joh 15:14.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 18:24–30 (Public Domain)
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