Proverbs 18:1

A man who separates himself seeks his own ta'avah (desire); 1 he defies all tushiyyah (wisdom, sound judgment). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

In Context

2A kesil (fool) hath no delight in tevunah (understanding), 1 but only in airing out his lev (mind, opinions). 1

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Cross References

Exodus 33:16For how then shall it be known that I and Thy people have found chen in Thy sight? Is it not in that Thou goest with us? So shall we be made distinct as separate, I and Thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of ha'adamah.

Proverbs 2:1Beni (my son), if thou wilt receive my words, 1 and treasure my mitzvot with thee; 1

Proverbs 17:14The beginning of madon (strife) is like releasing mayim, 1 therefore stop contention before a quarrel begins. 1

Proverbs 20:19He that goeth about as a rakhil (gossip, slanderer, talebearer) revealeth secrets; 1 therefore associate not with the babbler. 1

Proverbs 26:17He that passeth by, and meddleth in a quarrel that doth not belong to him, 1 is like one that taketh a kelev by the oznayim. 1

Jeremiah 15:17I sat not in the sod (company) of merrymakers, 1 nor rejoiced; 1 I sat alone because of Thy yad; 1 for Thou hast filled me with za'am (indignation). 1

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