Proverbs 18:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.”
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“He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For <FI>an object of<Fi> desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 18:1 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 33:16For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
- Deuteronomy 14:6You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
- Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
- Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
- Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 20:3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
- Proverbs 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
- Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- Proverbs 26:17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
- Isaiah 26:8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
- Jeremiah 15:17I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
- Zechariah 7:3by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- Matthew 13:44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
- Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- Mark 4:11He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
- Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
- 2 Corinthians 6:17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
- Ephesians 5:15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Jude 1:19These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
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