Proverbs Chapter 18 verse 18 Holy Bible
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.
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The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.
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The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
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The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
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The lot settles disputes, And keeps strong ones apart.
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The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18 - The lot causeth contentions to cease (comp. Proverbs 16:33). If this verse is taken in connection with the preceding, it refers to the decision in doubtful cases, where the evidence is conflicting and ordinary investigation fails to elicit the truth satisfactorily. The lot, being considered to show the judgment of God, settled the question. And parteth between the mighty. If it were not for the decision by lot, persons of eminence and power would settle their differences by violent means. This peaceful solution obviates all such contentions. The Septuagint, in place of "lot" (κλῆρος), reads now σιγηρός, "silent;" but it is evidently originally a clerical error, perpetuated by copyists. The error is noted by a second hand in the margin of the Sinaitic Manuscript.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) The lot causeth contentions to cease, as being the judgment of God (Proverbs 16:33).And parteth between the mighty, who would otherwise settle their differences by blows.