Proverbs 18:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.”
Proverbs 18:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 18:1 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 18:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 18:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.”
Proverbs 18:1 — World English Bible
Proverbs 18:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.”
Proverbs 18:1 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For <FI>an object of<Fi> desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.”
Proverbs 18:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 18:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He that separateth himself seeketh [his] pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom.”
Proverbs 18:1 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 18:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the desire thereof hee will separate himselfe to seeke it, and occupie himselfe in all wisdome.”
Proverbs 18:1 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 18:1 in Context — Proverbs 18
1 Quem se isola busca seu [próprio] desejo; ele se volta contra toda sabedoria.
2 O tolo não tem prazer no entendimento, mas sim em revelar sua [própria] opinião.
3 Na vinda do perverso, vem também o desprezo; e com a desonra [vem] a vergonha.
What Does Proverbs 18:1 Mean?
Proverbs 18:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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