Proverbs 18:1
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Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.
He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
He who willfully separates and estranges himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire and pretext to break out against all wise and sound judgment.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.
One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.
Unfriendly people look out for themselves; they bicker with sensible people.
He who separates himself indulges his desires and shows contempt for sound advice of any kind.
It's selfish and stupid to think only of yourself and to sneer at people who have sense.
He that separateth himself seeketh [his] pleasure, he is vehement against all sound wisdom.
He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
Some people like to do things their own way, and they get upset when people give them advice.
People who do not have any friends think only about themselves. They refuse to listen to good advice.
A person who is a loner seeks his own desires. He fights against all sound judgment.
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgement.
·Unfriendly [Antisocial; Lonely] people ·are selfish [L seek their own longings/desires] and ·hate [L break out against] all good sense.
For the desire thereof he will separate himself to seek it, and occupy himself in all wisdom.
A loner is out to get what he wants for himself. He opposes all sound reasoning.
People who do not get along with others are interested only in themselves; they will disagree with what everyone else knows is right.
One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
An unfriendly person cares only about himself. He makes fun of all wisdom.
Whoever isolates himself pursues selfish ends; he resists all sound advice.
¶ Whosoever goes astray seeks according to his own lust and shall meddle with every doctrine.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He breaks out in dispute against all sound wisdom.
He who is selfish seeks a craving; against all sound judgment he shows contempt.
The selfish man quarrels against every sound principle of conduct by demanding his own way.
Loners who care only for themselves spit on the common good.
He who separates himself seeks his own desire; he seeks and quarrels against all wisdom.
A loner is out to get what he wants for himself. He opposes all sound reasoning.
One who is alienated seeks a pretext, with all persistence picks a quarrel.
One who separates himself seeks his own desire; He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.
Someone who lives alone seeks only to fulfill his desires and ignores the advice of others.
Unfriendly people are selfish and hate all good sense.
One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.
A person who isn’t friendly looks out only for themselves. They oppose all good sense by starting fights.
An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.
A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.
He who stays away from others cares only about himself. He argues against all good wisdom.
Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.
The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, showing contempt for all who have sound judgement.
The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, showing contempt for all who have sound judgement.
The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, showing contempt for all who have sound judgment.
The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, showing contempt for all sound judgment.
A man who separates himself seeks his own ta’avah (desire); he defies all tushiyyah (wisdom, sound judgment).
He who separates himself seeks his own desires, quarreling with all wisdom.
He who is estranged seeks pretexts to break out against all sound judgment.
He who is estranged seeks pretexts to break out against all sound judgment.
One who isolates oneself seeks his own desire; he defies all sound judgment.
Whoever pulls away from others to focus solely on his own desires disregards any sense of sound judgment.
A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
He that will go away from a friend, seeketh occasions, that is, feigneth causes, (or looketh for reasons); in all time he shall be despisable.
For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.
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