Proverbs 18:1
King James Version (KJV)
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
In context
1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
Proverbs 18:1 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
- WEB World English Bible
- A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that separateth himself seeketh [his] pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.