Proverbs 18:1
He that separateth himself seeketh [his own] desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
In Context
2A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.
Cross References
Exodus 33:16For 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?
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Proverbs 20:19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
Proverbs 26:17He that passeth by, [and] vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Jeremiah 15:17I 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.