Proverbs 18:1
An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, 2 and defies all sound judgment. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
In Context
2A fool has no delight in understanding, 2 but only in revealing his own opinion. 1
Cross References
Exodus 33:16For how would people know that I have found chen ·grace· in your sight, I and your people? Is not it that you go with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people who are on the surface of the earth?” (4)
Proverbs 2:1My son, if you will receive my words, 2 and store up my mitzvot ·instructions· within you; 1
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, 2 therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out. 1
Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; 2 therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips. 1
Proverbs 26:17Like one who grabs a dog’s ears 2 is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own. 1