Proverbs 18:1 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

English Standard Version
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

New American Standard Bible
He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

King James Bible
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

International Standard Version
Whoever isolates himself pursues selfish ends; he resists all sound advice.

American Standard Version
He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.

Darby Bible Translation
He that separateth himself seeketh his pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom.

Young's Literal Translation
For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

CHAPTER 18

Pr 18:1-24.

1. Through desire … seeketh—that is, seeks selfish gratification.

intermeddleth … wisdom—or, "rushes on" (Pr 17:14) against all wisdom, or what is valuable (Pr 2:7).