Proverbs 18:14

“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, etc.] The spirit of a mighty man, as Jarchi; a man of spirit, that has a spirit of fortitude, even of natural fortitude, and especially of Christian fortitude; that has a spirit of might upon him, of power, and sound mind; a man of a Christian spirit, that is renewed in the spirit of his mind; who is a spiritual man, and has the Spirit of God in him, as well as a rational soul, an immaterial, immortal, and never dying substance. Such a man will bear up under many trials and exercises of life; will support under bodily infirmities; will take patiently the loss Of friends and of substance; endure reproach, and the loss of a good name, credit, and…”

“infirmity--bodily sickness, or outward evil. The spirit, which sustains, being wounded, no support is left, except, as implied, in God.”

“Infirmity - Bodily pain or trouble. “Spirit” in the Hebrew text is masculine in the first clause, feminine in the second, as though used in the latter as having lost its strength. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Sustain - Will easily support him under any outward troubles. Wounded - Dejected with the sense of its own guilt and misery. Proverbs 18:18”

“18:14 A spiritual or emotional problem (a crushed spirit) can be more trying than a physical one (sick body).”

“spirit: Job 1:20, Job 1:21, Job 2:7-10; Psa 147:3; Rom 5:3-5, Rom 8:35-37; Co2 1:12, Co2 12:9, Co2 12:10; Jam 1:2; Pe1 1:6 but: Pro 17:22; Job 6:4, Job 7:14, Job 7:15, Job 10:15-17; Psa 30:9, Psa 30:10, Psa 32:3, Psa 32:4, Psa 38:2-4; Psa 42:10, Psa 42:11, Psa 55:3, Psa 55:5, Psa 77:2, Psa 77:3, Psa 88:14-16, Psa 109:22; Mar 14:33, Mar 14:34; Co2 2:7 Proverbs 18:15”