Proverbs 18:1
A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; but at all times he will be liable to reproach.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
In Context
2A senseless man feels no need of wisdom, for he is rather led by folly.
Cross References
Exodus 33:16And how shall it be surely known, that both I and this people have found favour with thee, except only if thou go with us? So both I and thy people shall be glorified beyond all the nations, as many as are upon the earth.
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;
Proverbs 17:14Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
Proverbs 26:17As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
Jeremiah 15:17I have not sat in the assembly of them as they mocked, but I feared because of thy power: I sat alone, for I was filled with bitterness.