Proverbs 18:1

American Standard Version (1901)

He that separateth himself seeketh [his own] desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:1-6 : 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; 2 So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God. 6 For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:
  • Prov 20:3 : 3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
  • Eph 5:15-17 : 15 Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
  • Jude 1:19 : 19 These are they who make separations, sensual, having not the Spirit.
  • Prov 14:10 : 10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
  • Prov 24:21 : 21 My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change:
  • Prov 26:17 : 17 He that passeth by, [and] vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
  • Jer 15:17 : 17 I sat not in the assembly of them that make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation.
  • Zech 7:3 : 3 [ and] to speak unto the priests of the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Mark 1:35 : 35 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:
  • Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
  • Exod 33:16 : 16 For wherein now shall it be known that I have found favor in thy sight, I and thy people? is it not in that thou goest with us, so that we are separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth?
  • Isa 26:8-9 : 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial [name], is the desire of our soul. 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

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    2A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

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    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 18:15-16
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    15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

    16A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

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    3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

  • Prov 13:19-20
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    19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

    20Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

  • Prov 16:28
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    28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

  • Eccl 1:17-18
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    17And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

    18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

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    5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

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  • Prov 26:17
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    17He that passeth by, [and] vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.

  • Prov 14:6-8
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    7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

  • Prov 14:10
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    10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-19
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    18Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

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    9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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    23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

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    16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

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    23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

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  • Eccl 1:13
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    10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.