Proverbs 18:1
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Note Through…: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business
A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Proverbs 18:1
- or, He that separateth himself seeketh, according to his desire and intermeddleth in every business.
- Exodus 33:16; Zechariah 7:3; Romans 1:1; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Jude 1:19
- seeketh
- Proverbs 2:1–6; Matthew 13:11, 44; Mark 4:11; Ephesians 5:15–17
- intermeddleth
- Proverbs 14:10; Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 20:3, 19; Proverbs 24:21; Proverbs 26:17; Isaiah 26:8, 9; Jeremiah 15:17; Mark 1:35