| Proverbs 18:1 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | A loner is out to get what he wants for himself. He opposes all sound reasoning.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. |
| ASV: | He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. |
| BBE: | He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense. |
| DBY: | He that separateth himself seeketh his pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom. |
| ERV: | He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and rageth against all sound wisdom. |
| JPS: | He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and snarlest against all sound wisdom. |
| WBS: | Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. |
| WEB: | An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment. |
| YLT: | For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth. |
| Proverbs 18:1 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 3:21 My son, let them not vanish from your sight; Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
Proverbs 8:14 "Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 18:1 Through desire a man, having {a} separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.
(a) He who loves wisdom will separate himself from all impediments, and give himself wholly to seek it. |
| WES: | 18:1 Desire - Thro' desire of wisdom, a man having separated himself from the company, and noise, and business of the world, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom, uses all diligence, that he may search and find out all solid knowledge and true wisdom. |
| MHC: | 18:1 If we would get knowledge and grace, we must try all methods of improving ourselves. 2. Those make nothing to purpose, of learning or religion, whose only design is to have something to make a show with. 3. As soon as sin entered, shame followed. |
| CONC: | Break Defies Desire Ends Estranged Goes Intermeddleth Judgment Keeps Object Pleasure Pretexts Private Purpose Pursues Quarrels Rageth Seek Seeketh Seeks Selfish Selfishness Sense Separate Separated Separates Separateth Snarlest Unfriendly Vehement Wisdom |
| PREV: | Break Desire Estranged Goes Good Intermeddleth Judgment Keeps Pleasure Pretexts Private Purpose Pursues Quarrels Rageth Seeketh Seeks Selfish Selfishness Sense Separate Separated Separates Separateth Sound Vehement Wisdom |
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