Proverbs 18:1

A Conservative Version

He who desires to separate himself seeks excuses, and rages against all sound wisdom.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:3

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarrelling.

Jeremiah 15:17

I did not sit in the assembly of those who make merry, nor did I rejoice. I sat alone because of thy hand, for thou have filled me with indignation.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear thou LORD and the king, [and] do not associate with those who are given to change.

Jude 1:19

These are those who make divisions, world-soul men, not having Spirit.

Mark 1:35

And having risen early, very much in the night, he came out and departed into a desolate place, and prayed there.

Proverbs 14:10

The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not intermeddle with its joy.

Matthew 13:44

Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man having found, he hid. And from the joy of it, he goes and sells all, as many things as he has, and buys that field.

Proverbs 26:17

He who passes by, [and] meddles with strife not his, [is like] he who takes a dog by the ears.

Exodus 33:16

For how shall it now be known that I have found favor in thy sight, I and thy people? Is it not in that thou go with us, so that we are separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth?

Proverbs 20:19

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets. Therefore do not associate with him who opens wide his lips.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle separated for the good-news of God

Mark 4:11

And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those outside, all things occur in parables.

Matthew 13:11

And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.

2 Corinthians 6:17

Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you

Zechariah 7:3

[and] to speak to the priests of the house of LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

Proverbs 3:21

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might.

Deuteronomy 14:6

And every beast that parts the hoof, and has the hoof cloven in two, [and] chews the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.