Proverbs 18:1
A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; 1 But at all times he will be liable to reproach. 1
Updated 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, 1 For he is rather led by folly. 1
Cross References
Exodus 33:16And how shall it be surely known, that both I and this people have found favor 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; 1
Proverbs 17:14Rightful rule gives power to words; 1 But sedition and strife precede poverty. 1
Proverbs 26:17As he that lays hold of a dog’s tail, 1 So is he that makes himself the champion of another’s cause. 1
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.