New American Standard Bible BY WHAT WAYS AND MEANS THIS TROUBLE IS BROUGHT INTO THE SOUL. This Teaching Letter is available to download, print and share for personal or church use. Here again, as in Proverbs 18:4, t EXPOSITION Hugh Binning, "Thou Shall Keep Him in Perfect Peace, Whose Mind is Stayed on Thee, Because He Trusteth in Thee. Third, a wounded spirit is crippled with disappointment. 5282crushing8713discouragement, Our StrongholdA sermon (No. You need to deal with the pain rationally You need to be careful because the pain may lead to your own destructive behavior and thoughts. The Spurgeon Library | The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Spirit It is to feel but not sink under the weight of them: as that man sustains his burden who can go upright, and not stagger, or at least not fall, though he feels the weight of it on his shoulders. You inveigh against me, and, though you once praised me and called me true partner and brother, you now write books to summon me to reply to the charges with which you terrify me. II. For as to those who do not even begin good things, for them the first need is, not to build up what they may wholesomely love, but to demolish that wherein they are wrongly occupied. Proverbs 13:12 says, " Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but when the desire cometh it is a tree of life. "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise" (Psalm 51:17). If I were to ask you, What is the opposite of rejection? you would probably reply, Acceptance, which is the correct answer. God is not at fault here. There are some peculiar gifts that God hath given to man in his first creation, and endued his nature with, beyond other living creatures, which being rightly ordered and improved towards the right objects, do advance the soul of man to a wonderful height of happiness, that no other sublunary creature is capable of. But by reason of man's fall into sin, these are quite disordered and turned out of, Isaiah xxvi. Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? In the first place, I must try to describe pride to you. What does Proverbs 18:14 mean? wishes and opposes everything reasonable. Strong towers were a greater security in a bygone age than they are now. It imports a sense of sin in offending against the light and conviction of our own minds. If youve ever said, I wish I were dead, that is very dangerous. What does Proverbs 18:14 mean? And pride, what is its consequence? By the grace of God means are left for his recovery. 1. He was a consulting editor to the International Bible Society (now Biblica) for The Books of the Bible, an edition of the New International Version (NIV) that presents the biblical books according to their natural literary outlines, without chapters and verses. As I was standing around waiting on the next public transportation, two young ladies came down and stood with me. The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? I. All poems are shown free of charge for educational purposes only in accordance with fair use guidelines. Neither of these, of course, is an absolute law, but they are situations that occur consistently enough to indicate a definite pattern. This sound spirit is not alone; it has the Spirit of God with it. Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can Their own consciences reproach and shame them. If God sees pain and sickness, poverty and disgrace, necessary to cure or restrain our vicious and distempered passions, or to improve and exercise our graces, have we any reason to complain that God takes such severe measures to save our souls? EHV A man's spirit can endure illness, but who can bear a broken spirit? We all agree upon the general notion of it, but presently men divide in the following of particulars. There is a natural soundness or stoutness of spirit which is not easily discouraged or broken by external trouble or pain. 14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; 14The human spirit can endure a sick body. Almost every event has its prophetic prelude. Its precious.. (Admonition 35.) I might paint it as being the worst malformation of all the monstrous things in creation; it hath nothing lovely in it, nothing in proportion, but everything in disorder. If you aren't careful, the toxicity of these negative situations can seep into your soul and cause you to lead with a wounded spirit. KJV: King James Version. The mere reading of these two verses shows that, contrary to the usual rule in the Book of Proverbs, they have a bearing on each other. Bishops' Bible of 1568 A good stomacke beareth out sickenesse: but the minde beyng sicke, who shall heale it? So we see from both of these lines of reaction that the consequences of rejections presence in a persons spirit can be devastating. 9,) when he was stricken to the ground as he was going to Damascus; and any one who had looked upon him in his present circumstances and knew nothing more of him than that view, in comparison with his past life, could have given, would have imagined him one of the most miserable creatures that ever lived upon earth, and would have expected, In order accurately to understand the position of woman in Israel, it is only necessary carefully to peruse the New Testament. Im not sure, either, if theres another reference to a broken spirit in the Bible, but there certainly are other expressions that seem synonymous. Rule. Proverbs 18:14 KJV 1900 - The spirit of a man | Biblia Please try again soon. When honor visits a man's house it casts, A sermon (2494) intended for reading on Lord's Day, December 6th, 1896, delivered by C. H. Spurgeon at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington on Thursday Evening, April 16th, 1885. The only person responsible is the one who is inflicting your pain. Destruction. Sermons The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Spirit Charles Haddon Spurgeon April 16, 1885 Scripture: Proverbs 18:14 From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Volume 42 The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Spirit "The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?" Proverbs xviii. Even those who have faced the fact of sin havent always dealt with the problem of self. Your Faithlife account signs you in to all our sites. Thats the spirit of hate. I hate their church. Passions are those strong emotions of the mind which impel it to desire, and to act, with vehemence. I remember the case of one lady in particular who lived in Florida. From my experience and study of Scripture, the root can be described as self or the I, the ego. And this will in this way be secured, if nothing is yielded to power but all to equity. A wounded spirit cannot find any support from the considerations of religion unless it find its cure there. That faith which, according to the terms of the gospel, justifies a sinner, and is reckoned unto him for righteousness, imports a firm belief that Jesus was the Messiah, the Saviour of the world, and that His sufferings and death upon the Cross were a true and proper expiatory sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. [967] As there is one Lord, and one faith, so there is one baptism; which is not the putting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience before God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But remember what says the wise man, that there is a time for all things under the heaven; both a time to speak and a time to keep, Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, (Admonition 35.) There is an inbred greatness in human nature which does not care to confess its own weakness; an untaught courage which supports the rude and illiterate part of mankind, even without reason and discourse. I have read commentaries that claim this wound comes from Godwhich, if true, is a wound to my own spirit. xv. 10.--"And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin: but the Spirit is life because of righteousness." A fool has no delight in understanding, It is very possible to carry wounds for years that your mind never knows about. 3. Reproach [Rebuke] hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. Let no man presume to pronounce anything scoffingly of the present or severely of the final estate of such as he finds exercised with the distracting troubles of a wounded spirit. The third principle to grasp is the path to healing a wounded spirit. This Good News was told to Abraham beforehand, as the Scripture says: "All nations will be blessed through you.". 14 Proverbs 18:14 What meaning of the proverbs 18:14 in the Bible? 97) delivered on Sabbath Morning, August 17, 1856 by C. H. Spurgeon. Why were some books removed from the Bible and is it a sin to read them? WHAT IS MEANT BY "A WOUNDED SPIRIT"? 3. I. He didnt hurt you this time; you hurt yourself by expecting that he would behave. Other translations render it as broken or crushed. But since its referring to something that happens to our spirit, it should be taken figuratively rather than literally. The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but (h) a wounded I see that in you are fulfilled the words of Solomon: "In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of contumely," and "A fool receives not the words of prudence, unless you say what is passing in his heart;" and the words of Isaiah: "The fool will speak folly. A Wounded Spirit, Prov 18:14 - Bible Believers Baptist Church Cicero has well said, "Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed." GIVING HIM LIFE, OR CAUSING HIM GREAT GRIEF, FINALLY RESULTING IN A man may drag along a miserable existence in proud solitary, I. But if you cut the roots, you are finished with the tree. In Gods plan, the ax is laid to the root of the problem. What an advantage, in all kinds of uneasinesses, to have a mind well fortified and steeled against them. 12:9; 2 Corinthians 2:7; James 1:2; Job 1:20; Job 1:21; Job 10:15; Job. And while theres a clear mandate throughout Scripture for us as people to help our fellow humans in this way, and to expect and accept their help ourselves, the Bible also portrays God as actively helping those who are in this situation. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. PROVERBS 'The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. IV. Sin and sins are both above the surface, but under the surface we have something else: roots. American Standard Version The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear? 10,11. xxvii. And much I wish but I will pray For wisdom that the lowly find, -- And, O my Savior, every day, More of Thy meek and quiet mind. (Verses like Proverbs 17:22) Job 1:20-21 - Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,And said . Is it any wonder the proverb exclaims, "A wounded spirit, who can bear!" Out of the wound oozes the stench of self-pity, bitterness, and accusation. All, however, are rightly subsumed under the idea of wisdom, which to the Hebrew had always moral relations.