Commentary for Proverbs 18:19
אָ֗ח נִפְשָׁ֥ע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹ֑ז ומדונים [וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים] כִּבְרִ֥יחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Rashi on Proverbs
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.
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Rashi on Proverbs
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.
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