Matthew Henry · Verse 17
It is well to listen to our enemies, that we may form a better judgment of ourselves.
Proverbs 18:17
He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.
BSB
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
KJV
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
ASV
He that pleadeth his cause first [seemeth] just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
BBE
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.
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