## Rashi on Proverbs Chapter 18

###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:1:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:1:1)

**לְתַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּשׁ נִפְרָד.** מִי שֶׁהוּא נִפְרָד מֵהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמֹר מִצְווֹתָיו, לְתַאֲוַת לִבּוֹ וְיִצְרוֹ הָרַע הוּא רוֹדֵף, וְסוֹף **בְּכָל תּוּשִׁיָּה יִתְגַּלָּע.** בֵּין חֲכָמִים תִּגָּלֶה חֶרְפָּתוֹ. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ דְּרָשׁוּהוּ (נזיר כג:) בְּלוֹט שֶׁנִּפְרַד מֵאַבְרָהָם עַל תַּאֲוַת לִבּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וַיִּבְחַר לוֹ לוֹט אֵת כָּל כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן״ (בראשית יג:יא). כָּל הַמִּקְרָא הַזֶּה עַל שֵׁם נִיאוּף נֶאֱמַר, וְסוֹפוֹ נִתְגַּלָּה קְלוֹנוֹ בְּבָתֵּי כְנֵסִיּוֹת וּבְבָתֵּי מִדְרָשׁוֹת: ״לֹא יָבֹא עַמּוֹנִי וּמוֹאָבִי״ (דברים כג:ד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**He who is separated seeks lust** He who is separated from the Holy One, blessed be He, not keeping His precepts, pursues the lust of his heart and his evil inclination, and finally... **in all sound wisdom, he is exposed** Among the wise, his disgrace will be revealed. Our Sages expounded this as referring to Lot, who separated from Abraham because of the lust of his heart, as it is stated (Gen. 13:11): “And Lot chose for himself the entire plain of the Jordan, etc.” This whole verse is stated concerning adultery. His end was that his shame was exposed in the synagogues and in the study halls, [when people read] (Deut. 23:4): “Neither an Ammonite nor a Moabite may enter [the congregation of the Lord].”


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:2:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:2:1)

**כִּי אִם בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּוֹ.** כִּי אִם בְּגִלּוּי לִבּוֹ, הוּא חָפֵץ לְגַלּוֹת מַה שֶּׁבְּלִבּוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**but in revealing his heart** But in the revelation of his heart. He wishes to reveal what is in his heart.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:3:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:3:1)

**וְעִם קָלוֹן.** תָּבוֹא חֶרְפָּה – מִי שֶׁבּוֹחֵר בְּקָלוֹן וְנִאוּף, חֶרְפָּה הִיא לוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and with disdain** disgrace comes. He who chooses disdain and adultery—it is a disgrace for him.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:4:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:4:1)

**דִּבְרֵי פִי אִישׁ.** כָּל אִישׁ שֶׁבַּמִּקְרָא לְשׁוֹן גִּבּוֹר גָּדוֹל בִּגְבוּרָה הוּא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the wellspring of wisdom** is like a flowing stream and like deep water.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:4:2
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:4:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:4:2)

**מְקוֹר חָכְמָה.** כְּנַחַל נוֹבֵעַ וּכְמַיִם עֲמֻקִּים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The words of a man’s mouth** Heb. איש. Every instance of איש in Scripture is an expression of a mighty man, one who is great in might.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:5:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:5:1)

**שְׂאֵת פְּנֵי רָשָׁע לֹא טוֹב.** כַּאֲשֶׁר פֵּרְשׁוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (יומא פז.): לֹא טוֹב לָהֶם לָרְשָׁעִים שֶׁנּוֹשְׂאִים לָהֶם פָּנִים בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְנִפְרָעִין מֵהֶן לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**It is not good to be partial to the wicked** As our Sages explained: It is not good for the wicked, that they are favored in this world and are requited in the next world.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:5:2
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:5:2)

**טוֹב וְגוֹ׳.** טוֹב לָהֶם לַצַּדִּיקִים שֶׁמַּכְרִיעִין לָהֶם כַּף מֹאזְנַיִם לְחַיְּבָם בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְנִפְרָעִין מֵהֶן בְּחַיֵּיהֶן לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. וּלְפִי פְּשׁוּטוֹ – כְּמַשְׁמָעוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to subvert the righteous in judgment** It is good for the righteous that the scale is weighed down for them to make them guilty in this world, where they are requited during their lifetime, and they merit the world to come. Its simple meaning, however, is according to its apparent meaning.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:6:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:6:1)

**שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאוּ בְרִיב.** כָּל דְּבָרָיו בָּאִים בִּלְשׁוֹן תִּגְרָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The lips of a fool will enter a quarrel** All his matters come about with an expression of quarreling.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:6:2
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:6:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:6:2)

**וּפִיו לְמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָא.** קוֹרֵא לְיִסּוּרִין לַהֲבִיאָם עָלָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and his mouth calls out for blows** He calls pains to come upon himself.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:8:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:8:1)

**דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִתְלַהֲמִים.** מַהֲלוּמוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The words of a grumbler are like blows** Heb. כמתלהמים.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:9:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:9:1)

**גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ.** פּוֹרֵשׁ מִן הַתּוֹרָה וְהוּא תַּלְמִיד חָכָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Even one who is slack in his work** If he is a Torah scholar who separated himself from the Torah.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:9:2
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:9:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:9:2)

**לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִית.** לַשָּׂטָן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to the destroyer** To Satan.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:10:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:10:1)

**מִגְדַּל עֹז שֵׁם ה׳ בּוֹ יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּב.** וְהוּא מִתְחַזֵּק:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The name of the Lord is a tower of strength; the righteous runs into it and is strengthened** Heb. ונשגב.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:11:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:11:1)

**וּכְחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה.** עָשְׁרוֹ לוֹ בְּחַדְרֵי מַשְׂכִּיתוֹ. מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַבַּיִת נִרְצָף בְּרִצְפַּת אֲבָנִים הַסּוֹכְכִים עַל הָאָרֶץ, קָרוּי אֶבֶן מַשְׂכִּית:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and like a strong wall** his wealth is to him in his chambers. Since the house is paved with a floor of stones that cover the earth, it is called אבן משכית, a covering stone.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:14:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:14:1)

**רוּחַ אִישׁ.** רוּחַ גֶּבֶר שֶׁהוּא אִישׁ גִּבּוֹר וְאֵינוֹ נוֹתֵן דְּאָגָה בְּלִבּוֹ וּמְקַבֵּל כָּל הַבָּא עָלָיו בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְחִבָּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**A man’s spirit** The spirit of a גבר, who is a mighty man, does not take worry to heart, but accepts with joy and love whatever befalls him.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:14:2
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:14:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:14:2)

**יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ.** אֵין כֹּחוֹ סָר מֵעָלָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**will sustain his illness** He does not lose his strength.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:16:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:16:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:16:1)

**מַתַּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב.** כִּפְשׁוּטוֹ, וּמִדְרָשׁוֹ (במדבר רבה יג:יז): בְּנוֹתְנֵי צְדָקָה מְדַבֵּר, שֶׁ**מַּרְחִיב לוֹ** חֶלְקוֹ לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא, וְגַם בְּחַיָּיו **לִפְנֵי גְדוֹלִים יַנְחֶנּוּ**, וְאוֹמְרִים עָלָיו שֶׁהוּא חָשׁוּב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**A man’s gift will make room** [This is to be understood] according to its simple meaning, but, according to its midrashic interpretation, it deals with those who give (sic) charity, which widens his share in the future world, as well as during his lifetime, and it will lead him before the great, who say that he is esteemed.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:18:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:18:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:18:1)

**וּבֵין עֲצוּמִים יַפְרִיד.** אֵלּוּ בַּעֲלֵי דִינִין, כְּמוֹ ״הַגִּישׁוּ עֲצוּמוֹתֵיהֶם״ (ישעיה מא:כא). וּבַמִּשְׁנָה (סנהדרין לא:): שְׁנַיִם שֶׁנִּתְעַצְּמוּ בַדִּין. עַל שֵׁם שֶׁמְּרִיבוֹתָם עֲצוּמוֹת קְרוּיִים עֲצוּמִים, אוֹ לְשׁוֹן ׳חוֹזֶק׳ אוֹ לְשׁוֹן ׳אוֹטֶם׳, כְּמוֹ ״עֹצֵם עֵינָיו״ (ישעיה לג:טו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and it separates contentious people** Heb. עצומים, these are the litigants, as in (Isa. 41: 21): “‘present your strong points (עצמותיכם).’” As their pleas are strong, they are called עצומים, either an expression of strength or an expression of closing, as in (ibid. 33:15) “and closes (עצם) his eyes.”


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:19:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:19:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:19:1)

**אָח נִפְשָׁע מִקִּרְיַת עֹז.** יֵשׁ אָח נִפְשָׁע מֵאָחִיו וּמְאַבֵּד בְּמִרְדּוֹ קִרְיַת עֹז, כְּגוֹן לוֹט בְּאַבְרָהָם (בראשית יג), עֵשָׂו בְּיַעֲקֹב (בראשית כז:מא-מג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**A rebellious brother...of a strong city** There is a brother who rebels against his brother and loses a strong city, e.g. Lot against Abraham and Esau against Jacob.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:19:2
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:19:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:19:2)

**וּמִדְיָנִים כִּבְרִיחַ אַרְמוֹן.** וּמְרִיבָה שֶׁבֵּינֵיהֶם מַפְרִידָתָם לְעוֹלָם כִּבְרִיחַ זֶה שֶׁנּוֹעֲלִים בּוֹ שַׁעֲרֵי אַרְמוֹן, שֶׁלֹּא יִכָּנְסוּ בּוֹ (נזיר כג,א-ב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the quarrels are like the bolt of a castle** The quarrel between them separates them forever, like a bolt with which they lock the gates of a castle, so that no one should enter it.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:21:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:21:1)

**וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ.** אוֹהֵב אֶת לְשׁוֹנוֹ וּמַרְגִּיל לַתּוֹרָה אוֹכֵל שְׂכָרָהּ בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה (תנחומא, מצרע ב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and those who love it will eat its produce** He who loves his tongue and accustoms it to [speaking words of] Torah, partakes of its reward in this world.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:22:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:22:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:22:1)

**מָצָא אִשָּׁה מָצָא טוֹב.** מָצָא תּוֹרָה, וּכְמַשְׁמָעוֹ: אִשָּׁה טוֹבָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**He who has found a wife has found good** He who has found the Torah; and according to its apparent meaning, a good wife.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:22:2
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:22:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:22:2)

**וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן.** וְיוֹצִיא; זֶה פְּשׁוּטוֹ. דָּבָר אַחֵר: אָדָם שֶׁ**מָּצָא אִשָּׁה** וּ**מָצָא טוֹב וַיָּפֶק רְצוֹנוֹ**, אוֹתוֹ הָאִישׁ מוֹצִיא רָצוֹן מֵהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. רַבִּי יוֹסֵף קָרָא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and has obtained favor** And has obtained. This is its simple meaning. Another explanation: A man who found a wife and found good, has obtained favor. That man obtains favor from the Holy One, blessed be He. [This is in the name of] Rabbi Joseph Kara.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:23:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:23:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:23:1)

**תַּחֲנוּנִים יְדַבֵּר רָשׁ.** דֶּרֶךְ זֶה בְּכָךְ וְדֶרֶךְ זֶה בְּכָךְ; לִמֶּדְךָ דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ, שֶׁאַף עַל פִּי **שֶׁעָשִׁיר יַעֲנֶה עַזּוֹת**, **הָרָשׁ יְדַבֵּר תַּחֲנוּנִים.** וְכֵן הָעִנְיָן הָרַב לַתַּלְמִיד:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**A poor man speaks with supplications** This one is accustomed to [speak] in this manner, and that one is accustomed to [speak] in that manner. He teaches you a rule of conduct; that although the rich man answers with impudence, the poor man should speak with supplications, and so is the matter of a teacher to a pupil.


###### Rashi on Proverbs 18:24:1
[Rashi on Proverbs 18:24:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Proverbs/r/18:24:1)

**אִישׁ רֵעִים לְהִתְרֹעֵעַ.** אָדָם שֶׁקּוֹנֶה לוֹ רֵעִים עוֹד יָבוֹא יוֹם שֶׁיִּצְטָרֵךְ לָהֶם וִיקָרְבֵהוּ. וְאִם תֹּאמַר: מַה בְּכָךְ – **יֵשׁ אוֹהֵב דָּבֵק מֵאָח**, שֶׁיְּקָרְבֵהוּ יוֹתֵר מִקְּרוֹבָיו וְאֶחָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**A man acquires friends with whom to associate** A man who acquires friends for himself [will find] that the day will arrive when he will need them, and they will befriend him. Now, if you ask, “What of it?” there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother, for he will befriend him more than his kin and his brothers.