1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom.


In Context

1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom.

2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

3 When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Proverbs 18:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:1An unfriendly man pursues selfish ends; he defies all sound judgment.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:1He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:1He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:1He that separateth himself seeketh his pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:1He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and rageth against all sound wisdom.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:1An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:1For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.