Proverbs 18:1

Modern English Version

A man who separates himself seeks his own desire; he defies all sound judgment.

Cross References

Exodus 33:16

For how will it be known that I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people? Is it not by Your going with us, so that we will be distinguished, I and Your people, from all the people who are on the face of the earth?”

Proverbs 14:10

The heart knows its own grief, and in its joy, a stranger cannot share.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop the contention before fighting begins.

Proverbs 20:19

He who goes about as a slanderer betrays secrets; therefore associate not with the babbler.

Proverbs 20:3

It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but any fool is quick to quarrel.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not associate with those given to change,

Proverbs 26:17

Like he who takes a passing dog by the ears, is one who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, let them not depart from your sight; keep sound wisdom and discretion,

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel and sound wisdom are mine; I have understanding; I have power.

Jeremiah 15:17

I did not sit in the assembly of mockers, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone because of Your hand, for You have filled me with indignation.

Zechariah 7:3

saying to the priests and prophets of the house of the Lord of Hosts, “Should I weep and dedicate myself during the fifth month as I have done in these many years?”

Matthew 13:11

He answered them, “It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Matthew 13:44

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid. And with joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Mark 1:35

In the morning, rising up a great while before sunrise, He went out and departed to a solitary place. And there He prayed.

Mark 4:11

He said to them, “To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything is said in parables,

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,

2 Corinthians 6:17

Therefore, “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.”

Deuteronomy 14:6

You may eat every animal with divided hooves, with the hoof divided into two parts, and that chews the cud.

Jude 1:19

These are the men who cause divisions, sensual, devoid of the Spirit.