Proverbs 18:1

World English Bible (2000)

An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:1-6 : 1 My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you; 2 So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; 3 Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; 4 If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures: 5 then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God. 6 For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
  • Prov 20:3 : 3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
  • Eph 5:15-17 : 15 Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
  • Jude 1:19 : 19 These are they who cause divisions, and are sensual, not having the Spirit.
  • Prov 14:10 : 10 The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
  • Prov 24:21 : 21 My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:
  • Prov 26:17 : 17 Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
  • Jer 15:17 : 17 I didn't sit in the assembly of those who make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand; for you have filled me with indignation.
  • Zech 7:3 : 3 and to speak to the priests of the house of Yahweh of Armies, 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 He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
  • Mark 1:35 : 35 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
  • Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Therefore, "'Come out from among them, and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
  • Exod 33:16 : 16 For how would people know that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Isn't it in that you go with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people who are on the surface of the earth?"
  • Isa 26:8-9 : 8 Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul. 9 With my soul have I desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

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    2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

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  • Prov 18:15-16
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    15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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  • Prov 20:3
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    3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 28:11
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  • Prov 15:14
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  • Prov 13:19-20
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    19Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

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  • Prov 16:28
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    28A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

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

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

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  • Prov 1:5
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  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

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    16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

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  • Prov 26:17
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    17Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

  • Prov 14:6-8
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    6A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

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    13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

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  • 1 Cor 3:18-19
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